The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland
Grain legume production offers multiple environmental benefits and can enhance the sustainability of farming, but the legume area has been small and declining over the last decades in most European countries. Recently, grain legumes have gained importance because of the increases in prices of feed a...
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| author | Domna Tzemi Janne Rämö Taru Palosuo Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio Henrik Wejberg Heikki Lehtonen |
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| description | Grain legume production offers multiple environmental benefits and can enhance the sustainability of farming, but the legume area has been small and declining over the last decades in most European countries. Recently, grain legumes have gained importance because of the increases in prices of feed and food proteins, fertilizers and fuel, in addition to sustainability concerns. This study investigated the impacts of introducing grain legumes [faba beans (Vicia faba L.)] in cereal-dominated crop production systems typical for southwestern Finland. To investigate the economic effects as well as the effect grain legumes have on production and land use a dynamic optimization model was used. The results suggest significant crop yield gains if farmers consistently utilize the pre-crop value of legumes and other crops in crop rotations over several years. The farm economic gains of diversified legume rotations were found to be positive but relatively small assuming past prices, but they can be significantly higher if legume and nitrogen fertilizer prices increase in the future. Overall, faba bean-based rotations have positive long-term implications on soil quality and biodiversity and thus future viability and societal reputation of farming. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aaff40fa83564a5eacd24de34aeb642d2025-01-06T14:27:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2024-12-0122110.1080/14735903.2024.2335085The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in FinlandDomna Tzemi0Janne Rämö1Taru Palosuo2Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio3Henrik Wejberg4Heikki Lehtonen5Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandGrain legume production offers multiple environmental benefits and can enhance the sustainability of farming, but the legume area has been small and declining over the last decades in most European countries. Recently, grain legumes have gained importance because of the increases in prices of feed and food proteins, fertilizers and fuel, in addition to sustainability concerns. This study investigated the impacts of introducing grain legumes [faba beans (Vicia faba L.)] in cereal-dominated crop production systems typical for southwestern Finland. To investigate the economic effects as well as the effect grain legumes have on production and land use a dynamic optimization model was used. The results suggest significant crop yield gains if farmers consistently utilize the pre-crop value of legumes and other crops in crop rotations over several years. The farm economic gains of diversified legume rotations were found to be positive but relatively small assuming past prices, but they can be significantly higher if legume and nitrogen fertilizer prices increase in the future. Overall, faba bean-based rotations have positive long-term implications on soil quality and biodiversity and thus future viability and societal reputation of farming.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2335085Grain legumesagricultural economicsfarm managementdynamic optimizationpre-crop effectsyield effects |
| spellingShingle | Domna Tzemi Janne Rämö Taru Palosuo Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio Henrik Wejberg Heikki Lehtonen The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Grain legumes agricultural economics farm management dynamic optimization pre-crop effects yield effects |
| title | The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland |
| title_full | The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland |
| title_fullStr | The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland |
| title_short | The introduction of legume-based crop rotations: an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in Finland |
| title_sort | introduction of legume based crop rotations an impact assessment on cereal cropping farms in finland |
| topic | Grain legumes agricultural economics farm management dynamic optimization pre-crop effects yield effects |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2335085 |
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