Towards more efficient incentives for Agri-environment measures in degraded and eroded vineyards
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Abstract Evaluating the economic damage caused by soil erosion is important. In addition to increasing the awareness of the problem among farmers and policy makers, evaluation of the economic damage caused by erosion can promote the implementation of more sustainable soil management practices. In the present study, we describe a new approach to evaluate incentives for the adoption of agri‐environment measure (AEM) in degraded and eroded vineyards. To estimate this incentive, the replacement cost (RC) and the loss of income are calculated when the vineyard is managed with conventional tillage versus a cover crop (AEM). Our findings show that the incentive could range from the loss of income due to AEM adoption to the ecosystem service benefit (RCC − RCAEM). In our case study, the incentive ranged from 315 € ha−1(loss of income) to 1,088 € ha−1(ecosystem service benefit). Within this range, the incentive amount is determined according to efficiency criteria based on vineyard slope. We also present a conceptual model of public spending efficiency that should help policy makers decide how to allocate the incentives so as to maximize the economic return associated with ecosystem services. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The 61% erosion reduction reported for Italian vineyards is comparable to the erosion reduction found in this study.
“Moreover, Galati et al. (2015) reported that agroecological management reduced erosion by 61% in Italian vineyards, which is comparable to what we found.”
From Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs (2020) · cites this paper as Galati et al., 2015
Galati et al. (2015) reported that agroecological management reduced erosion by 61% in Italian vineyards.
“Moreover, Galati et al. (2015) reported that agroecological management reduced erosion by 61% in Italian vineyards, which is comparable to what we found.”
From Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs (2020) · cites this paper as Galati et al., 2015
The higher erosion costs in the Italian study can be explained by its 10-fold higher erosion rates compared with this study, making the costs per tonne of lost soil comparable.
“This can be explained by the 10-fold erosion rates in the Italian study compared to our study, making the costs per tonne lost soil comparable.”
From Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs (2020) · cites this paper as Galati et al., 2015
The erosion costs in Italian vineyards are much higher than the values reported in this study.
“In another study, the erosion costs in Italian vineyards were estimated at €1575 ha -1 y -1 (Galati et al., 2015), which is much higher than the values we report.”
From Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs (2020) · cites this paper as Galati et al., 2015
In Italian vineyards, erosion costs were estimated at €1575 ha-1 y-1 (Galati et al., 2015).
“In another study, the erosion costs in Italian vineyards were estimated at €1575 ha -1 y -1 (Galati et al., 2015), which is much higher than the values we report.”
From Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs (2020) · cites this paper as Galati et al., 2015
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- Authors
- Galati, A., Gristina, L., Crescimanno, M., Barone, E., & Novara, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Palermo (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Novara, Agata
- Venue
- Land Degradation & Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-05-15
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 557-564
- ISSN
- 1085-3278 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-145X
- OpenAlex
- W1580621852
- Cited by
- 67
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 15
- FWCI
- 24.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Land Degradation and Development (publishedVersion)
- Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Keywords
- soil erosion, vineyards, performance-based pay, cover crops, conventional tillage, ecosystem services, income loss, public spending efficiency, soil management, vineyard slopes
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