SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Kirschke, Dieter; Jechlitschka, Kurt.

Planning agricultural and environmental programmes has become a complex task. In this paper we show how interactive programming can help to solve such complex policy decision-making problems. The basic linear programming model is implemented with Excel. We show, for a hypothetical agricultural and environmental programme, how the approach can be used in an interactive way between scientists and policy decision-makers. The approach allows to visually demonstrate and quickly assess the consequences of changing assumptions and framework conditions on the programme design. It could effectively improve the quality of policy decision-making support; it requires the actors’ willingness, of course, to engage in a real dialogue.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and environmental programmes; EU agricultural policy; Decision-making support; Linear programming; Policy support; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98361

The Economics of Consumer Protection in Developing Countries' Food Economy: The Case of Diarrhea Prevention and Treatment in Rwanda

von Witzke, Harald; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Noleppa, Steffen.

Programming rural development funds – An interactive linear programming approach applied to the EAFRD program in Saxony-Anhalt

Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25236

Schmid, Julia Christiane; Hager, Astrid; Jechlitschka, Kurt; Kirschke, Dieter.

Policies for rural areas have become an important but complex policy field in the European Union`s Common Agricultural Policy. The purpose of this paper is to report on a methodological approach pursued to model the allocation of EAFRD (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) funds in Saxony-Anhalt. We show how an interactive programming approach can be developed and used to support our partner Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment. So far, various key elements of the modeling approach have been specified: the definition of all relevant policy measures and funding options, the assessment of impacts on the regional objectives pursued, the definition of relevant lower and upper bounds, and the formulation of co-financing requirements and...

GOING EAST: EU ENLARGEMENT TO CENTRAL EUROPE, AND THE AGENDA 2000

Palavras-chave: Rural development; Interactive programming; EAFRD; Multi-level co-financing; Saxony-Anhalt; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59523

von Witzke, Harald; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Herok, Claudia Anna.

The Economics of Alternative Strategies for the Reduction of Food-borne Diseases in Developing Countries: The Case of Diarrhea in Rwanda

Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 1998

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14481

von Witzke, Harald; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Noleppa, Steffen.

The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the social cost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public health analysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-borne diarrhea in Rwanda. The results suggest that simple treatments such as Oral Rehydration Therapy have a higher social rate of return than consumer protection via education.

Co-financing Implications for Regional Policy-Making: A Case Study for the Agri-environmental Programme in Saxony-Anhalt

Palavras-chave: Public health; Consumer protection; Social cost; Economics of food-borne diseases; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I12; I18; Q12.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18830

Kirschke, Dieter; Hager, Astrid; Jechlitschka, Kurt; Wegener, Stefan.

Financing agri-environmental programmes in the European Union (EU) takes place in a multi-level system with mixed co-financing and shared financial responsibilities. In this paper we analyse how co-financing influences policy-making in regions taking the case of the agri-environmental programme in Saxony-Anhalt. Using an interactive linear programming approach the implications of several co-financing scenarios are analysed. EU co-financing certainly enhances the financial volume for the agri-environmental programme in Saxony-Anhalt; but as regional policy-making is distorted by the scheme of mixed co-financing as compared to unconditional financial transfers, the priorities for measures vary depending on different EU co-financing scenarios.

Entscheidungsunterstutzung bei der Gestaltung von Agrarumwelt-programmen: Ein Interaktiver, PC-Gestutzter Programmierungs-ansatz fur Sachsen-Anhalt

Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental programmes; Co-financing; Federalism; Interactive programming; Policy-making; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18814

Kirschke, Dieter; Daenecke, Ernst; Hager, Astrid; Kastner, Kerstin; Jechlitschka, Kurt; Wegener, Stefan.

The increasing importance of measures under the so called "second pillar" of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union raises new challenges to decision-makers. The definition and operationalisation of goals as well as the implementation of concrete measures is a complex task. Decisions have to be made on priorities for goals and measures and finally on the allocation of the budget. In this article we demonstrate how policy-making in complex systems can be supported by co-operation between scientists, policy-makers and administrators. Using a participatory computer-aided programming approach the case of improving the agri-environmental programme of Saxony-Anhalt is examined. Based on interactive simulations together with stakeholders and...

Distortions in a Multi-Level Co-Financing System: The Case of the Agri-Environmental Program of Saxony-Anhalt

Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental policy; Agri-environmental programmes; Decision-making support; Linear programming; Policy consulting; Priority setting; Saxony-Anhalt; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18820

Kirschke, Dieter; Hager, Astrid; Jechlitschka, Kurt; Wegener, Stefan.

In this paper we analyze the impact of the EU multi-level co-financing system on regional policy-making and priority setting taking the case of the agri-environmental program of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The implications of several co-financing scenarios are analyzed and compared to respective lump-sum transfers using an interactive linear programming approach. The results reveal that regional choices on agri-environmental measures are strongly influenced by the co-financing system leading to distortions. The extent of these distortions depends on the specific regional preferences and restrictions to be considered in the policy-making process.

CO2-VERMEIDUNGSKOSTEN DER STROM- UND WÄRMEPRODUKTION AUS BIOGAS

Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental programs; Co-financing; Federalism; Interactive programming; Policy-making; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C61; H72; Q18.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25365

Scholz, Lukas; Meyer-Aurich, Andreas; Kirschke, Dieter.

In einer Studie wurden die volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten verschiedener Produktionsverfahren und Szenarien der Strom- und Wärmeproduktion aus Biogas auf der Basis von Mais und Rindergülle untersucht. Gemessen an alternativen Maßnahmen, verursacht die staatliche Förderung der Bioenergieproduktion aus Biogas, durch das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG), hohe volkswirtschaftliche Kosten. Die CO2-Vermeidungkosten variieren zwischen 289 und 691 €/t CO2äq in den untersuchten Produktionsverfahren und Szenarien. Der Subventionsaufwand beläuft sich auf 310 bis 596 €/t CO2äq.

The Role of Agriculture in Central and Eastern European Rural Development: Engine of Change or Social Buffer?

Palavras-chave: Bioenergie; Biogas; Ökonomische Analyse; CO2-Vermeidungskosten; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114736

Ahrens, Heinz; Balint, Borbala; Baltag, Grigore; Bezlepkina, Irina V.; Blaas, Gejza; Bojnec, Stefan; Borisova, Victoria; Brelik, Agnieszka; Cimpoies, Dragos; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan; Danilowska, Alina; Drlik, Jan; Fock, Theodor; Gallerani, Vittorio; Galushko, Viktoriya; Golemanova, Antoaneta; Greif, Franz; Hager, Astrid; Hann, Chris; Horska, Hana; Huirne, Ruud B.M.; Jansik, Csaba; Jechlitschka, Kurt; Kinnucan, Henry W.; Kirschke, Dieter; Krypa, Nada; Malik, Mykola; Matsibora, Tetyana; Mishev, Plamen Dimitrov; Nedyalkov, Anton; Oskam, Arie J.; Oude Lansink, Alfons G.J.M.; Petrick, Martin; Pelse, Modrite; Petrikov, Alexander; Raggi, Meri; Ratinger, Tomas; Revishvili, Zurab; Rodionova, Galina; Samoggia, Antonella; Sarris, Alexander H.; Savastano, Sara; Sedik, David J.; Senczyszyn, Jaroslaw; Spesna, Daniela; Tritten, Christian; Tyran, Ewa; Valentinov, Vladislav; Viaggi, Davide; Wegener, Stefan; Weingarten, Peter; Zmija, Janusz.

Tipo: Book

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Labor and Human Capital.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93023

Landwirtschaft und Agrarpolitik in Deutschland und Frankreich: Auf der Suche nach neuen Wegen

Herrmann, Roland; Kirschke, Dieter; Zeddies, Jurgen.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.

Ano: 2001

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98760

The economics of reducing food-borne diseases in developing countries: the case of diarrhea in Rwanda

von Witzke, Harald; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Noleppa, Steffen.

The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the social cost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public health analysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-borne diarrhea in Rwanda. The results suggest that both prevention and treatment are socially very profitable. However, simple treatments such as Oral Rehydration Therapy have a higher social rate of return than prevention.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Public health; Consumer protection; Social cost; Economics of foodborne diseases; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97395

Interactive programming of rural development funds – lessons from the field

Schmid, Julia Christiane; Hager, Astrid; Kirschke, Dieter.

Within this paper, we present an interactive modelling approach to support budgeting decisions at the program level and discuss its potential and limitations to contribute to more objective-oriented policy-making. The central feature of the approach is a linear optimisation model which is interactively defined and used together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. We show how the current EAFRD framework can be translated into a model, and how this provides positive learning effects and increases in-house communication and transparency. From a conceptual point of view, the case study underlines the necessity to provide a simple and applicable methodology causing certain compromises with regard to theoretical...

EU-Agrarpolitik: Entwicklung, Stand, Perspektiven

Palavras-chave: Rural development policy-making; Interactive programming; Budgeting; Decision aid; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; H72; R51.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94892

Kirschke, Dieter; Weber, Gerald.

The Implications of World Trade Liberalization on Agricultural Trade and Food Security: A Case Study of Sudan

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7088

Karim, Imad Eldin Elfadil Abdel; Kirschke, Dieter.

This paper assesses and quantifies the consequences of world trade liberalization in agriculture on trade and food security of Sudan. Sudan, with the agricultural sector as the main sector of economy, is characterized by its small open economy, and is classified as one of the least developed countries. Thus, Sudan becomes more vulnerable to any changes in international agricultural markets. The liberalization of international agricultural trade has a great influence on Sudan's food security and on the whole economy. An extended form of a multi-market model for Sudan is developed and used for the analysis. The model embodies important characteristics of agriculture in Sudan like substitution effects and stages of production. As agriculture is the main...

Aspekte der Agrarpolitik 2005

Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25868

Grethe, Harald; Hager, Astrid; Kirschke, Dieter.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97170

Aspekte der Agrarpolitik 2004

Grethe, Harald; Hager, Astrid; Kirschke, Dieter.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97197

Social rate of return to plant breeding research in Germany

von Witzke, Harald; Jechlitschka, Kurt; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Noleppa, Steffen.

This article focuses on the social rate of return to plant breeding investment in Germany between 1980-2000. Starting point of the analysis is the development of total factor productivity which is decomposed into the effects of factor input and research investment. Information on investment in plant breeding have been obtained via questionnaires sent to both private plant breeding companies and public research organizations. The empirical results suggest significant underinvestment in German plant breeding research, as the calculated social rate of return is in the range of 16 to 28%.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agricultural research; Plant breeding investment; Social rate of return; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97449

Financing Agri-Environmental Programs in Poland: The Importance of Regional Preferences

Ziolkowska, Jadwiga; Kirschke, Dieter.

The main objective of the paper is to study the importance of regional preferences in financing agri-environmental programs. The analysis is based on results of a case study conducted in South-eastern Poland. As environmental protection in agriculture is complex and often considered in political strategies, it is worth analyzing the differences in perception of the respective environmental objectives from a regional perspective. Taking into account natural conditions and the economic situation in agriculture in the voivodship Podkarpackie, the question is, how regional objectives could be achieved effectively with a given budget. Using linear programming, we discuss in this paper, how regional preferences would guide budget allocation.