LOCATION-SPECIFIC MODELING FOR OPTIMIZING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON CROP FARMS

In order to guide conservation and restoration of wildlife in agricultural areas research is needed into the trade-off between wildlife and agricultural production and income. This study presents a location specific model for optimizing wildlife management on crop farms using the integer programming technique. Available data and indicators of wildlife production are presented. Furthermore, time and location aspects of wildlife management are discussed. The model is applied to crop farming in the Netherlands. Most important model outcome is a wildlife-cost frontier at the farm level. Model outcomes show that rotating wildlife conservation practices across the farm is economically more attractive than fixed-location practices. Opportunities for use of the insights provided by model results by both policy makers and farmers are analyzed.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

A Farm-Economic Analysis of Wildlife Management in Dutch Crop Farming

This paper presents a methodology for optimising wildlife management on individual crop farms, using integer programming. Availability of data on agriculture and midlife, indicator choice, temporal and spatial aspects of wildlife management as well 'as opportunities for use of the model by farmers and policy makers are discussed

LOCATION-SPECIFIC MODELING FOR OPTIMIZING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON CROP FARMS

In order to guide conservation and restoration of wildlife in agricultural areas research is needed into the trade-off between wildlife and agricultural production and income. This study presents a location specific model for optimizing wildlife management on crop farms using the integer programming technique. Available data and indicators of wildlife production are presented. Furthermore, time and location aspects of wildlife management are discussed. The model is applied to crop farming in the Netherlands. Most important model outcome is a wildlife-cost frontier at the farm level. Model outcomes show that rotating wildlife conservation practices across the farm is economically more attractive than fixed-location practices. Opportunities for use of the insights provided by model results by both policy makers and farmers are analyzed

FARM HETEROGENEITY IN WILDLIFE PRODUCTION

The paper discusses the appropriate functional form and estimation technique for a wildlife production function on the farm level. A random effect model was developed to capture the relationship between wildlife output, management practices, natural conditions and non-observed factors that cause a farm specific management bias. Two wildlife measures were compared: species richness and a wildlife yardstick that enables different species to be weighed on their ecological value. The results show that the farm specific factor has a significant impact on the production of wildlife both in terms of species numbers and in terms of ecological values. Parameter estimates that were similar for the species richness specification were found to vary with the yardstick specification, which indicates the added value of the wildlife yardstick. The results have implications for efficient payment schemes for wildlife production.Farm Management, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

FARM HETEROGENEITY IN WILDLIFE PRODUCTION

The paper discusses the appropriate functional form and estimation technique for a wildlife production function on the farm level. A random effect model was developed to capture the relationship between wildlife output, management practices, natural conditions and non-observed factors that cause a farm specific management bias. Two wildlife measures were compared: species richness and a wildlife yardstick that enables different species to be weighed on their ecological value. The results show that the farm specific factor has a significant impact on the production of wildlife both in terms of species numbers and in terms of ecological values. Parameter estimates that were similar for the species richness specification were found to vary with the yardstick specification, which indicates the added value of the wildlife yardstick. The results have implications for efficient payment schemes for wildlife production

THE WHAT, HOW AND WHERE OF NATURE CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURE: THE CO-ORDINATION OF ECOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC, BEHAVIORAL AND SPATIAL ASPECTS

An approach is presented to address three questions: (a) what is considered as valued nature at the farm level, (b) how can nature management be integrated in farming practice, i.e. operational and behavioral acceptability, and (c) where should nature management be implemented, i.e. the optimal spatial arrangement.Environmental Economics and Policy,

THE WHAT, HOW AND WHERE OF NATURE CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURE: THE CO-ORDINATION OF ECOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC, BEHAVIORAL AND SPATIAL ASPECTS

An approach is presented to address three questions: (a) what is considered as valued nature at the farm level, (b) how can nature management be integrated in farming practice, i.e. operational and behavioral acceptability, and (c) where should nature management be implemented, i.e. the optimal spatial arrangement