Vol. 12 No. 4 (2023)
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Modeling conversion to organic agriculture with an EU-wide farm model

Dimitrios Kremmydas
European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC), Seville
Pavel Ciaian
European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC), Seville
Edoardo Baldoni
European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC), Seville

Published 2023-12-31

Keywords

  • organic farming,
  • farm model,
  • IFM-CAP,
  • Farm to Fork strategy,
  • EU Green Deal,
  • EU
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How to Cite

Kremmydas, D., Ciaian, P., & Baldoni, E. (2023). Modeling conversion to organic agriculture with an EU-wide farm model. Bio-Based and Applied Economics, 12(4), 261–304. https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13925

Abstract

This paper analyses the impacts of the Farm to Fork strategy (F2F) target of 25% organic farmland by 2030 in the EU using a farm level model. Two approaches are deployed to model conversion to organic agriculture. The first one, the endogenous approach, operates under the assumption that farm conversions to organic production result from assessing the utility difference between organic and conventional production systems. The exogenous approach relies on econometric estimation of the likelihood of farms to convert to organic driven by a combination of monetary and non-monetary drivers. The simulated impacts of the F2F target at the EU level vary depending on the chosen methodology. Gross income changes range from +3.8% under the endogenous approach to -1.3% under the exogenous approach. Both approaches forecast decreased production (-0.5% to -15%) for most crops and animal products upon achieving the organic target.

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