economic model of transgenic crop adoption ian mcfarlane, julian park, graziano ceddia
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Economic model of transgenic crop adoption
Ian McFarlane, Julian Park, Graziano Ceddia
Background:
Previous research in this area
The AMIGA* Project
University of Reading’s involvement
Economic model
*Assessing and Monitoring Impacts of Genetically modified plants on Agro-ecosystems
Model features:
• Dynamic 5-year simulation• EU divided into 5 Regions• Crops selected from menu of crops for given
Region• Potential Yield of crop recalculated each
month as a function of:– Weed Pressure– Pest Pressure Risk (stochastic)– Field Management– (future option: Climate Change effects)
Regions:
Regions:
[These regions are defined in the AMIGA work program]
EU Regions:
• For the AMIGA work packages, four regions were selected based on the Natura 2000* approach (Boreal, Atlantic, Continental, Mediterranean)
• The fifth region (Balkans), includes two countries that belong to four Natura different zones.
*Natura 2000 is an EU wide network of nature protection areas established under the 1992 Habitats Directive.
Crops by Region:
‘000 ha year: 2008 [Eurostat]
Model data:
• Crop hectares (by Member State) from Eurostat• Regional features (e.g. incidence of pests)• Economic variables (includes GM seed price
policies)• Farm management costs
- Data input via set of spreadsheets- Calculations performed in VBA (Visual Basic for
Excel App)- Data output into new sheets in new workbooks
Rotations year:
region rotation 1 2 3 4 5
1 1 feedmaize feedmaize rape springwheat feedmaize
2 soya springwheat feedmaize springwheat feedmaize
3 feedmaize sugarbeet feedmaize feedmaize rape
4 springwheat rape feedmaize springwheat springwheat
5 soya feedmaize springwheat sugarbeet feedmaize
2 1 springwheat feedmaize rape springwheat feedmaize
2 rape springwheat feedmaize springwheat feedmaize
3 feedmaize springwheat feedmaize rape springwheat
4 springwheat feedmaize springwheat feedmaize rape
5 feedmaize rape springwheat feedmaize springwheat
3 1 winterwheat potato feedmaize rape springwheat
2 feedmaize springwheat sugarbeet springwheat sugarbeet
3 potato springwheat potato feedmaize springwheat
4 springwheat feedmaize rape springwheat feedmaize
5 feedmaize springwheat soya feedmaize springwheat
4 1 winterwheat rape winterwheat rape winterwheat
2 springwheat potato springwheat potato springwheat
3 winterwheat sugarbeet springwheat winterwheat potato
4 springwheat potato sugarbeet springwheat springwheat
5 winterwheat springwheat winterwheat sugarbeet springwheat
5 1 springwheat sugarbeet other springwheat springwheat
2 other springwheat springwheat sugarbeet springwheat
3 springwheat other springwheat other springwheat
4 springwheat springwheat potato springwheat other
5 potato other springwheat springwheat potato
In proportion to hectares cultivated by region in 2009 [Eurostat]
Model schematic
Model details:
Weed Pressure
Function of :- previous cultivar on this plot- Herbicide application(s)
Model details:
Pest Pressure
Function of:- Previous application(s) of pesticide- Random occurrence of pest pressure- Current pest management policy
Model details:
Field Management
Function of:- Tillage policy- Fertiliser application(s)- Previous cultivar
Economic Model
Loop in one month steps for each: year > region > plot > crop
Model interface:VBA User Form for initialisation
Economic variables
- Seed cost- Crop value- Pest control cost(s)- Weed control cost(s)- Fertiliser cost- Labour cost- Coexistence cost
Result format:runID: xx-mmddyy GM
€'000 '000 '000 '000 €'000 '000 '000 '000
gross gross
ha seed control sales margin ha seed control sales margin
winterwheat
springwheat
feedmaize
soya
rape
cotton
potato
sugarbeet
rice
other
HT maize
IR maize
HTIR maize
HT soya
HT rape
IR cotton
GM potato
Key Challenges
Yield data for GM crops in the EU
Estimating weed and pest pressures
Price estimates for GM products in the EU
Assumptions about typical rotations
Crop (event) availability in the future
[Include findings from sister groups in the project]
References:
Brookes G. (2012) European arable crop profit margins GBC Ltd
Eurostat: Crops products [apro_cpp_crop]http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=apro_cpp_crop
Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/agri/rica/
library?l=/micro-economic_analyses/standard_results
John Nix Farm Management Pocketbook (42nd edn) http://www.thepocketbook.biz/
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Gomez-Barbero M., et al (2008) Adoption and performance of the first GM crop introduced in EU agriculture: Bt maize in Spain. JRC-IPTS Report 22778
Park J., et al (2011) The impact of the EU regulatory constraint of transgenic crops on farm income. New Biotechnology, 28(4), 396-406