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    • Finding the right compromise between productivity and environmental efficiency on high input tropical dairy farms: a case study.

    Author(s) : Berre, D. ;  Blancard, S. ;  Boussemart, J. P. ;  Leleu, H. ;  Tillard, E.

    Author Affiliation : LEM-CNRS (UMR 8179) and IÉSEG School of Management, 3 Rue de la Digue, 59000 Lille, France.

    Author Email : d.berre@ieseg.fr ,  david.berre@cirad.fr

    Journal article : Journal of Environmental Management 2014 Vol.146 pp.235-244 ref.many

    Abstract : This study focused on the trade-off between milk productionmilk productionSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details     and its environmental impactenvironmental impactSubject Category: Properties
    see more details     on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissionsemissionsSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details     and nitrogennitrogenSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
    see more details     surplus in a high input tropical system. We first identified the objectives of the three main stakeholdersstakeholdersSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details     in the dairy sector (farmersfarmersSubject Category: People Groups
    see more details    , a milk cooperative and environmentalists). The main aim of the farmers and cooperative's scenarios was to increase milk production without additional environmental deterioration but with the possibility of increasing the inputs for the cooperative. The environmentalist's objective was to reduce environmental deterioration. Second, we designed a sustainable intensification scenario combining maximization of milk production and minimization of environmental impacts. Third, the objectives for reducing the eco-inefficiency of dairy systems in Reunion Island were incorporated in a framework for activity analysis, which was used to model a technological approach with desirable and undesirable outputs. Of the four scenarios, the sustainable intensification scenario produced the best results, with a potential decrease of 238 g CO2-e per liter of milk (i.e. a reduction of 13.93% compared to the current level) and a potential 7.72 L increase in milk produced for each kg of nitrogen surplus (i.e. an increase of 16.45% compared to the current level). These results were based on the best practices observed in Reunion Island and optimized manure management, crop-livestock interactions, and production processes. Our results also showed that frontier efficiency analysis can shed new light on the challenge of developing sustainable intensification in high input tropical dairy systems.

    ISSN : 0301-4797

    DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.008

    Record Number : 20143378499

    Publisher : Elsevier

    Location of publication : Amsterdam

    Country of publication : Netherlands

    Language of text : English

    Indexing terms for this abstract:

    Descriptor(s) : air pollutantsair pollutantsSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
    see more details    , air pollutionair pollutionSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , air qualityair qualitySubject Category: Properties
    see more details    , animal manuresanimal manuresSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , atmosphereatmosphereSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , carbon dioxidecarbon dioxideSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
    see more details    , case studiescase studiesSubject Category: Techniques, Methodologies and Equipment
    see more details    , cooperativescooperativesSubject Category: Institutions and Organisations
    see more details    , dairy farmsdairy farmsSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , emissionsemissionsSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , environmental impactenvironmental impactSubject Category: Properties
    see more details    , farmersfarmersSubject Category: People Groups
    see more details    , greenhouse gasesgreenhouse gasesSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
    see more details    , milk productionmilk productionSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , nitrogennitrogenSubject Category: Chemicals and Chemical Groups
    see more details    , productivityproductivitySubject Category: Properties
    see more details    , stakeholdersstakeholdersSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , sustainabilitysustainabilitySubject Category: Properties
    see more details    , tropicstropicsSubject Category: Climate Related
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    Identifier(s) : atmospheric pollution, environmental effects, tropical countries, tropical zones

    Geographical Location(s) : FrancefranceSubject Category: Geographic Entities
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    Broader term(s) : Developed Countriesdeveloped countriesSubject Category: Miscellaneous
    see more details    , European Union Countrieseuropean union countriesSubject Category: Institutions and Organisations
    see more details    , Mediterranean Regionmediterranean regionSubject Category: Biogeographic Regions
    see more details    , OECD Countriesoecd countriesSubject Category: Institutions and Organisations
    see more details    , Western Europewestern europeSubject Category: Geographic Entities
    see more details    , EuropeeuropeSubject Category: Geographic Entities
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