Keywords
Agent-based modelling; Agriculture; Farm succession; Family farms; Structural change
Location
Session D6: The Importance of Human Decision Making in Agent-Based Models of Natural Resource Use
Start Date
11-7-2016 8:30 AM
End Date
11-7-2016 8:50 AM
Abstract
The majority of European farms are family farms. Farm succession, i.e. passing over the responsibility from farm owner and manager to their heir, is an important element of structural change in agriculture. We present a model implementation capturing farming household evolution in an agent- based model and explore the consequences of farm household composition and farm succession on agricultural production, investment and participation in agri-environmental policy schemes.
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Simulating structural change in agriculture: Modelling farming households and farm succession
Session D6: The Importance of Human Decision Making in Agent-Based Models of Natural Resource Use
The majority of European farms are family farms. Farm succession, i.e. passing over the responsibility from farm owner and manager to their heir, is an important element of structural change in agriculture. We present a model implementation capturing farming household evolution in an agent- based model and explore the consequences of farm household composition and farm succession on agricultural production, investment and participation in agri-environmental policy schemes.
