Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context
A comparison within the European Union (EU), reveals that the Swedish agricultural sector is at a lower rate than other comparable countries regarding competitiveness. The low rate of competitiveness is an adverse development for Sweden, and according to a yearly report created by LRF Konsult the pr...
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| author | Karlsson, Anton Nessvi, Christoffer |
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| description | A comparison within the European Union (EU), reveals that the Swedish agricultural sector is at a lower rate than other comparable countries regarding competitiveness. The low rate of competitiveness is an adverse development for Sweden, and according to a yearly report created by LRF Konsult the profitability of Swedish grain farming is low (SJV, 2014; www, LRF, 2017). One method to improve the profitability in the agricultural sector is to apply precision agriculture to the operation (Zarco-Tejada et al., 2014).
The study aims to examine the profitability of applying precision agriculture in a Swedish context. More specifically the study examines how the economic result is affected on a case farm by applying precision agriculture to the crop operation. To examine the profitability of precision agriculture in a Swedish context a mathematical optimization model is developed. This study applies a quantitative method with a deductive approach. The empirical data used is collected from a case farm in Västergötland.
Results from the study indicates that precision agriculture could be a profitable investment for the case farm in the study. The results differ from previous studies, compared to Lawes and Robertson (2011). This study shows a significantly higher profitability increase from implementing precision agriculture. Results display that the case farm would lose less yield under a nitrogen policy implication when using precision agriculture compared to conventional agricultural techniques. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU134342019-02-25T13:23:59Z Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context Karlsson, Anton Nessvi, Christoffer Precision agriculture Variable rate technology Mathematical optimization A comparison within the European Union (EU), reveals that the Swedish agricultural sector is at a lower rate than other comparable countries regarding competitiveness. The low rate of competitiveness is an adverse development for Sweden, and according to a yearly report created by LRF Konsult the profitability of Swedish grain farming is low (SJV, 2014; www, LRF, 2017). One method to improve the profitability in the agricultural sector is to apply precision agriculture to the operation (Zarco-Tejada et al., 2014). The study aims to examine the profitability of applying precision agriculture in a Swedish context. More specifically the study examines how the economic result is affected on a case farm by applying precision agriculture to the crop operation. To examine the profitability of precision agriculture in a Swedish context a mathematical optimization model is developed. This study applies a quantitative method with a deductive approach. The empirical data used is collected from a case farm in Västergötland. Results from the study indicates that precision agriculture could be a profitable investment for the case farm in the study. The results differ from previous studies, compared to Lawes and Robertson (2011). This study shows a significantly higher profitability increase from implementing precision agriculture. Results display that the case farm would lose less yield under a nitrogen policy implication when using precision agriculture compared to conventional agricultural techniques. Den svenska jordbrukssektorn är mindre konkurrenskraftig i jämförelse med många andra europeiska länder. Den svaga konkurrenskraften leder till en negativ utveckling för det svenska lantbruket, enligt en årlig rapport från LRF konsult är lönsamheten hos svenska växtodlare låg (SJV, 2014; www, LRF, 2017). Ett verktyg för att öka lönsamheten är enligt Zarco-Tejada et al. (2014) att implementera precisionsodling. Studien syftar till att undersöka lönsamheten av att använda precisionsodling i en svensk kontext. Mer specifikt undersöks hur det ekonomiska resultatet påverkas på en fallgård av att implementera precisionsodling i växtodlingen. För att undersöka lönsamheten av precisionsodling utvecklas en matematisk optimeringsmodell. Studien tillämpar en kvantitativ forskningsmetod med en deduktiv ansats. Den empiriska datan är inhämtad från en fallgård i Västergötland. Resultaten av studien visar att en investering i precisionsodlingsteknik kan vara lönsam för fallgården. Resultaten skiljer sig från tidigare studier, jämfört med Lawes and Robertson (2011) visar denna studie på betydligt högre lönsamhet vid en implementering av precisionsodling. Resultaten visar även att fallgården genom att implementera precisionsodling mer effektivt skulle kunna anpassa sig till en restriktion i kväveanvändning jämfört med än en gård med konventionell växtodlingsteknik. SLU/Dept. of Economics 2018 H2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13434/ |
| spellingShingle | Precision agriculture Variable rate technology Mathematical optimization Karlsson, Anton Nessvi, Christoffer Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context |
| title | Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context |
| title_full | Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context |
| title_fullStr | Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context |
| title_short | Precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a Swedish context |
| title_sort | precision agriculture : a study of the profitability in a swedish context |
| topic | Precision agriculture Variable rate technology Mathematical optimization |