Model Collaboration between Farm Level Models with Application on Dutch Dairy and Arable Farms Regarding Circular Agricultural Policy

The ambition of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture is to stimulate the transition to circular agriculture. The objective of this paper is to develop and apply a farm level model toolbox for circular-agriculture policy assessment. Transition to circular agriculture affects farm management practices and outcome in the field of finance and economics, soil quality, use of finite resources, emissions, and biodiversity. Based on this, there is a need for an integrated assessment at farm level. Therefore, Bio Economic Farm Models should be at the core of the model toolbox. Model collaboration enables... Mehr ...