The impact of environmental regulations on farmland market and farm structures: a based-agent model applied to the Bretagne region

Laurent Piet (1) , Elodie Letort (1) , Pierre Dupraz (1)

1 SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires

Manure management is a key issue for the region of Bretagne, because of high nitrogen surpluses and pollution of this water by nitrates. This French region, characterized by its intensive livestock production systems, is classified by Nitrates Directive as vulnerable areas since 1994. So, each farmer does not spread more than 170 kg of organic nitrogen per hectare. To respect the regulation, farmers must purchase additional farmland, which increase the competition in the land market. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of various environmental regulations on the land market and farm structures. It focuses on three environmental politics designed to encourage farmers to adopt nitrogen best management practices. These policy scenarios are inspired by regulatory or incentive tools used by French government to encourage farmers to adopt nitrogen best management practices. (...)

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Laurent Piet, Elodie Letort, Pierre Dupraz. The impact of environmental regulations on farmland market and farm structures: a based-agent model applied to the Bretagne region. 150. Seminar EAAE : "The Spatial Dimension in Analysing the Linkages between Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment", Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). Edinburgh, GBR.; Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc). IRL., Oct 2015, Edinbourg, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-01580655⟩