Modelling Farm Growth and Its Impact on Agricultural Land Use: A Country Scale Application of an Agent-Based Model

Modelling Farm Growth and Its Impact on Agricultural Land Use: A Country Scale Application of an Agent-Based Model

The ongoing economic pressure on farmers has resulted in lower gross margins, lower income, and a continuous decrease in the number of farmers in large parts of the world. Most remaining farmers upscale their activities by taking over the land of their former competitors, resulting in a decrease in...

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Main Authors: Veronique Beckers, Jeroen Beckers, Matthias Vanmaercke, Etienne Van Hecke, Anton Van Rompaey, Nicolas Dendoncker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
agriculture
agent-based modelling
real-world application
agricultural dynamics
farmer population
farm evolution
ADAM model
country scale
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/7/3/109

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