A cost-effectiveness analysis of temperate silvoarable systems-what contribution do ecosystem services make?
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Paper/Presentation Title | A cost-effectiveness analysis of temperate silvoarable systems-what contribution do ecosystem services make? |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Staton, T, Walters, R, Smith, J, Chesshire, H and Girling, R |
Editors | Ferreiro-Domínguez, Nuria and Mosquera-Losada, María Rosa |
Journal Citation | pp. 297-301 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | The Netherlands |
ISBN | 9788409023844 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/18738/1/EURAFIVConf_Staton_T_et_all_page_297_301.pdf |
Conference/Event | European Agroforestry Conference (EURAF2018) |
Event Details | European Agroforestry Conference (EURAF2018) Delivery In person Event Date 28 to end of 30 May 2018 Event Location Nijmegen, The Netherlands Event Venue https://euraf.isa.utl.pt/conferences/IVEURAFConference_2018_nijmegen |
Abstract | Silvoarable systems generally support higher biodiversity, but there is limited understanding as to the value of associated ecosystem services such as pest regulation and pollination. This paper reports on preliminary results of a cost effectiveness analysis of apple silvoarable systems, as part of a PhD investigating the influence of silvoarable management on biodiversityderived ecosystem services. Our results suggest that profitability of an apple alley-cropping system should exceed that of an equivalent arable system six to seven years postestablishment for a typical conventional farm in the UK. This result is strongly influenced by farm productivity and stochastic variability in apple yields, although the latter is partly compensated by price. Biodiversity-derived ecosystem services could improve profitability, for example by reducing inputs and improving yields. However, this analysis is constrained by a scarcity of empirical data. Therefore, we aim to collect data on pest regulation and pollination from a network of silvoarable sites. |
Keywords | apple; arable; alley cropping; biodiversity; sensitivity analysis; profitabilit |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410204. Ecosystem services (incl. pollination) |
300701. Agroforestry | |
300804. Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds) | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Reading, United Kingdom |
Organic Research Centre, United Kingdom | |
Woodland Trust, United Kingdom |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/yzv18/a-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-temperate-silvoarable-systems-what-contribution-do-ecosystem-services-make
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