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| Author: | Barnes, A. P. Moran, D. Topp, K. |
| Title: | The scope for regulatory incentives to encourage increased efficiency of input use by farmers |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2009 : FEB, VOL. 90:2, p. 808-814 |
| Index terms: | land use data envelopment analysis agriculture pollution water pollution United Kingdom incentives models |
| Freeterms: | Water Framework Directive(WFD) fertilizer feed slurry nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P) potash (K) regulatory |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The author argues that programmes of measures are to be enacted to mitigate the causes at least cost. Failing this, users may ultimately be faced with the full costs of pollution as well as the scope for measures that address nitrogen and phosphorus pollution at source. It is relates the diffuse pollution problem to the extent of over application of nitrogen and phosphorus. Data envelopment analysis applied to English cereal and dairy farmers, provides an indication of resource use and evidence of over application. This inefficiency provides a potential basis for either a least cost abatement approach using effective information and advice, or alternatively a pollution charge. |
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