scholarly journals Einstellungen von Landwirten und Naturschutzverbänden zu Kurzumtriebsplantagen | Attitudes of farmers and nature conservation associations to short-rotation coppice

2008 ◽  
Vol 159 (6) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance Skodawessely ◽  
Thomas Glaser ◽  
Jürgen Pretzsch ◽  
Peter A. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Representative Sampling ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Positive Attitudes

The large-scale establishment of short-rotation coppice requires widespread acceptance of all stakeholders concerned, depending on positive attitudes towards short-rotation coppice. Of special importance are the decision makers of agricultural enterprises as they are the ones who determine the use of their land property. The attitudes of nature conservation associations influence the current condition of opinions on short-rotation coppice in society. Based on two surveys with a low number of farmers and including members of the nature conservation associations of the regions Freiberg (Saxony) and Schradenland (Brandenburg), attitudes were assessed towards short-rotation coppice and their management on agricultural land. These surveys had explorative character and the results do not allow any generalisation. It shows that economic and technological aspects are the most relevant to farmers. Concerns of nature conservation associations refer primarily to ecological points of view. The obtained results form the basis for further surveys, which will follow representative sampling.

Development of Supply Curves for Biodiversity Offsets on Agricultural Land – a Case Study from the Stuttgart Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-83
Author(s):  
Christian Sponagel ◽  
Hans Back ◽  
Elisabeth Angenendt ◽  
Enno Bahrs
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Biodiversity Offsets ◽  
The City

Impacts on nature and landscape are to be offset in accordance with different nature conservation acts in various European countries. In Germany in particular, biodiversity offsets can also be made in advance, for instance, by booking them into eco-accounts, and then allocating them to an intervention. In Baden-Württemberg, these offset measures are assessed in eco credits in accordance with the Eco Account Regulation (ÖKVO). As a means of income diversification, farmers can voluntarily implement offset measures on their land, and then generate and sell corresponding eco credits. Using a geodata-based model, the potential for implementing biodiversity offsets on arable land – areas with major eco credit potential – is analysed from an economic perspective. The Stuttgart Region is a steadily growing conurbation in south-west Germany. It serves as a study region since the loss of farmland due to large-scale construction measures and the related offsetting are a major issue here. In the analysis, the gross margins of the crops grown, their yield capacity, the associated standard land values and the costs of possible offset measures are used to determine the net present value of the arable land at parcel level. From a theoretical point of view and depending on the market price for eco credits, there is a significant potential for offset measures on arable land. Production-integrated compensation (PIC) – an extensification of arable land use – is less economically viable than the conversion of arable land into grassland or its utilisation for nature conservation. There are major spatial disparities between the city of Stuttgart and the surrounding districts. The implementation of biodiversity offsets is not economically viable at a price of less than € 1.00 per eco credit in the city of Stuttgart. By contrast, in surrounding districts, offset measures may be economically viable and implemented on a large scale for less than € 0.30. This is particularly relevant as the districts concerned are located in the same natural area as the city of Stuttgart and the eco credits can, therefore, be attributed in the event of interventions. Based on derived supply curves, decision-makers can see the scale of additional costs of biodiversity offset measures if they are implemented in a spatially restricted region. The analyses presented here can help decision-makers to more easily weigh up the desired natural characteristics and economic effects in the context of agricultural land.

PRECISION FARMING AS AN ELEMENT OF THE 4.0 INDUSTRY ECONOMY

2020 ◽  
Vol XXII (3) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Bogdan Klepacki
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Precision Farming ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Near Future

The study attempts to determine the place of precision farming in Poland, in conditions of the emergence of new megatrends in a globalizing, digital society and the economy entering the industry 4.0 era. The understanding of the concept of megatrends by various authors, their main types, as well as the basic technologies relevant to the 4.0 economy are presented. The concept and scope of precision farming as well as the necessary conditions and benefits of its use are briefly discussed. It was found that at present, the dissemination of solutions of this agriculture in Poland is still limited. This is due, inter alia, to the small share of large-scale farms (especially large agricultural land), which is a condition for obtaining favorable economic effects from using this form of farming. Progressive improvement in the area structure of agricultural enterprises, the growing concentration of production in them and the relatively lower prices of machinery and equipment for precision farming will, however, be conducive to its expansion in scope. The technological knowledge of producers is also improving. Therefore, it can be expected that the importance of this type of farming will increase in the near future.

Nature Conservation Requirements of Short Rotation Coppice Management

2015 ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imke Hennemann-Kreikenbohm ◽  
Leena Jennemann ◽  
Wolfgang Peters ◽  
Eckehard-Gunter Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Coppice Management

The Problems of Investment and Crediting of the Ukrainian Agricultural Enterprises at the Level of Macroeconomics: Foreign Experience

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Tetyana Reshytko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Private Investments

The article deals with the problems of financial support to the agricultural producers in Ukraine, which mostly perform from their own resources, which is insufficient for self-financing. This fact makes agricultural enterprises hope for support from the state and presupposes the development of banking and partnership forms of crediting. The framework of state support to agricultural producers and the implementation of private investments in the development of agricultural enterprises are revealed. There have been given the examples of successful private investments, which provide not only the manufacturing of high quality products, but also the employment of farmers. The main directions of financial support for production and employment of the rural population in the EU member states are shown. The need to create a favorable investment climate in the agricultural and non-agricultural spheres, in the development of rural areas is indicated. It has been investigated that radical changes are required to establish the positive dynamics of investment processes. First of all, it concerns the introduction of a real market for agricultural land, which will stop the outflow of investors from the industry, expand the banks’ interest in financing agriculture, and allow direct and legal involvement of these lands in the investment process. In order to solve the problem of rural residents’ employment, there is a need to improve the investment climate in the agricultural and non-agricultural spheres. In this regard, the experience of developed countries is interesting, where investment by the state budget is an important factor in social reproduction, a source of modernization and expansion of fixed capital, a means of stimulating its accumulation. The establishing of financial support for social infrastructure in rural areas will stop the reduction and closure of social facilities, increase the range and quality of services, improve the living conditions of farmers, promote small business, create additional jobs and reduce the migration of productive rural forces to cities and abroad. The problem of investment support to the development of agriculture and rural areas is large-scale, nationwide, and requires the consolidation of efforts of all levels and spheres of production, society, public authorities and economic management.

scholarly journals Potential of small-scale and structurally diverse short-rotation coppice as habitat for large and medium-sized mammals

Biologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Zitzmann ◽  
Michael Reich ◽  
Frank Schaarschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Lepus Europaeus ◽  
European Rabbit ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
European Hare ◽  
Short Rotation

AbstractWe surveyed occurrence and activity of large and medium-sized mammals on three experimental short-rotation coppice (SRC) and three afforestations by camera trapping. Both habitat types were surveyed simultaneously in spring. Additional wintertime surveys were performed on the SRC to consider seasonal aspects of habitat utilisation. In spring, SRC and afforestations were predominantly used by the same species. European hare (Lepus europaeus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) were the most active species across all sites. Additionally, the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) showed intense activity on one SRC site. Activity of carnivorous and omnivorous species was comparatively low in both habitat types, but even lower on the SRC. The only forest-associated species (European badger Meles meles), detected on all afforestations, was absent from the SRC. In winter, the surveyed SRC were used by the same species as in spring. Most species showed similar activity on the SRC in both seasons. We conclude that small-scale and structurally diverse SRC provide suitable habitat, in different seasons, especially for herbivorous mammals associated with farmland and forest-ecotones rather than forest species. The extent to which our results can be generalised to large-scale commercial SRC is unclear. However, the results indicate that SRC can be managed in a manner compatible with wildlife and may then have a habitat function for mammals comparable to that of young afforestations. Creation of within-plantation heterogeneity can be a suitable measure to improve habitat quality and should, therefore, be considered in the design and management of SRC.

scholarly journals Energy Production Potential of Wood Biomass from SRC Plantations in Cadastral Area of Nové Zámky

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Martin Hauptvogl ◽  
Tomáš Peszeki
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Biomass Production ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Wood Biomass ◽  
Short Rotation

Abstract The renewable energy sources play an important role in the discussions on the future energy generation. The European Union has set certain goals to increase the share of renewable energy sources and to reduce carbon emissions. The paper focuses on the evaluation of energy production from short rotation coppice (SRC) plantations in the cadastral area of Nové Zámky. The study area is located in south-western Slovakia. The energy production was evaluated based on GIS analysis of agricultural land suitable for establishment of short rotation coppice plantations. The high-quality arable land was excluded from the biomass production. The wood biomass should be produced on marginal, low-quality soils and contaminated or degraded land that is unsuitable for food production. There are only high and medium-quality soils classified in the qualitative groups 1–7 in the study area. The land potentially used for biomass production represents an area of 1,536 ha. If the whole area would be covered by short rotation coppice plantations, it would produce 4.8 kWh/day per person. Taking into consideration the overall losses of 33% in the process of the energy conversion, the potential power from the wood biomass production is 3.2 kWh/day per person. The plantations would provide 61 new jobs in the study area.

scholarly journals Linking biomass production in short rotation coppice with soil protection and nature conservation

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Petzold ◽  
D Butler-Manning ◽  
N Feldwisch ◽  
T Glaser ◽  
PA Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Biomass Production ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Short Rotation
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