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Mark Brady. Photo.

Mark Brady

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Payments by modelled results : A novel design for agri-environmental schemes

Author

  • Bartosz Bartkowski
  • Nils Droste
  • Mareike Ließ
  • William Sidemo-Holm
  • Ulrich Weller
  • Mark V. Brady

Summary, in English

From a theoretical point of view, result-based agri-environmental payments are clearly preferable to action-based payments. However, they suffer from two major practical disadvantages: costs of measuring the results and payment uncertainty for the participating farmers. In this paper, we propose an alternative design to overcome these two disadvantages by means of modelling (instead of measuring) the results. We describe the concept of agri-environmental payments by modelled results (PAMR), including a hypothetical example of payments for the protection and enhancement of soil functions. We offer a comprehensive discussion of the relative advantages and disadvantages of PAMR, showing that it not only unites most of the different advantages of result-based and action-based schemes, but also adds two new advantages: the potential to address trade-offs among multiple policy objectives and management for long-term environmental effects. We argue that PAMR would be a valuable addition to the agri-environmental policy toolbox in the EU and beyond, while also reflecting recent advancements in agri-environmental modelling.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
  • Biodiversity and Conservation Science
  • AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Publication/Series

Land Use Policy

Volume

102

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
  • Economics

Keywords

  • Agri-environmental and climate measures
  • Agriculture
  • Environmental modelling
  • Governance
  • Incentives
  • Outcome
  • Payment-by-results
  • Performance
  • Policy implementation

Status

Published

Research group

  • Biodiversity and Conservation Science

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0264-8377