Environmental Regulation and the Spatial Structure of the U.S. Dairy Sector

Işık, Murat

doi:10.1111/j.0002-9092.2004.00645.x

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“…This probably can be related to the limited market of forage, whose production remains largely close to dairy farm "gates". 18 Moreover, the limited influence of market potential is very likely due to the characteristics of the regional dairy products which are mainly an expression of agricultural traditions.…”

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“…17 If centrifugal forces have worked, their effects can have interested areas outside the borders of Molise, also very distant from them. 18 Obviously also in Molise there is a more developed market of concentrated feeding stuffs necessary to complement cattle diets. 19 This could mean, for example, helping farmers to promote productions obtained taking cattle to pasture, benefiting from the "Transhumance path route" (Tratturi) reputation, utilising also local breeds of sheep and goats.…”

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“…For example, Peterson (2002), studying the geographic changes of dairy production and marketing in the USA, found a significant influence of the number of dairy plants in proximity to the farm location. In addition, in the case of the USA, Isik (2004) found positive spatial agglomeration effects in the case of dairy cow inventories, but noted that changes in production tended to negatively affect neighbouring counties.…”

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“…In particular, following a comprehensive theoretical framework, factor endowment, market access and agglomeration economies (localisation and urbanisation externalities) are considered as key drivers of the location of dairy milk farms. Following Roe et al (2002), Isik (2004), and Larue et al (2007), we used the spatial lag of the dependent variable as a proxy for localisation economies. Thus, we tested our hypotheses using spatial econometric techniques that are commonly adopted for analysing the diffusion of agricultural activities (Bichler et al, 2005;Läpple and Kelley, 2013;4 This reorganisation of the production system has occurred both in Europe and in the USA, but in different ways.…”

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The Spatial Patterns of Dairy Farming In Molise

Ievoli

Basile

Belliggiano

2017

European Countryside

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Abstract:The greater market orientation of European dairy production, caused by the end of quota regime, is likely to have consequences on less favoured areas, where breeding of dairy cattle plays both a crucial socio-economic and environmental role. Within this new framework, endogenous factors determining spatial reorganisation of the sector are becoming of increasing relevance. Based on these considerations, this study analyses the impact of the three broader classes of location determinants suggested by economic theory -factor endowment, market potential, and spatial agglomeration externalities -on the spatial pattern of milk production in Molise, a rural region in the south of Italy. Milk production is measured in term of dairy cows per hectare. The truncated distribution of this variable and its high degree of spatial autocorrelation prompted us to apply a Spatial Autoregressive Tobit model. Estimation results reveal that all three categories have a positive effect on the location of milk production, even if the influence of factor endowment (intended as forage area), and market potential (measured in term of proximity of dairy companies) is quite limited. On the contrary, the impact of spatial externalities (related variety) on the regional localisation of milk production is strongly significant. These results cast some doubts on the current measures of intervention and might suggest a new policy framework both at firm and spatial level.Keywords: Dairy farming; spatial patterns; SAR Tobit model; Sustainable breeding systems; Extensive farming in rural areas.Sommario: Il maggior orientamento al mercato della produzione lattiera europea, dovuto alla fine del regime delle quote, rischia di avere forti ripercussioni sulle aree meno favorite, dove l'allevamento da latte svolge un ruolo cruciale da un punto di vista socioeconomico ed ambientale. In questo nuovo quadro, i fattori endogeni che determinano i processi di riorganizzazione territoriale del comparto assumono maggiore rilievo. Partendo da queste considerazioni, il lavoro analizza l'impatto delle tre grandi categorie di fattori postulate dalla teoria economica (la dotazione di fattori specifici, il potenziale di mercato e le economie di agglomerazione) sulla distribuzione spaziale della produzione di latte in Molise, una regione prevalentemente rurale dell'Italia meridionale. La produzione di latte è misurata in termini di vacche per ettaro. Data la natura troncata di questa variabile ed il suo alto grado di autocorrelazione spaziale, il lavoro utilizza un modello SAR Tobit. I risultati ottenuti mostrano che tutte e tre le categorie citate esercitano un'influenza sulla distribuzione spaziale della produzione lattiera, anche se l'importanza della dotazione di fattori specifici (intesi come produzione foraggera) e del mercato potenziale (misurato in termini di vicinanza alle industrie di trasformazione) appare abbastanza limitata. Al contrario le esternalità spaziali, misurate in termini di related variety, sembrano determinare in maniera fortemente signi...

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Related Literaturementioning

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“…The wealth is represented by the sum of initial wealth (W 0 ) and the profit generated from raising livestock (π). Therefore, the objective of each household is to maximize expected utility as [23]:…”

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Agroecological, Land-Elevation and Socioeconomic Determinants of Raising Livestock in Bangladesh

Rahman

2018

Agriculture

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This paper determines the influence of agroecological, land-elevation and socioeconomic factors in the raising of different types of livestock in Bangladesh using nationwide sub-district level data from two Agriculture and Livestock Censuses of 1996 and 2008, by applying a simultaneous equations model. Results reveal that socioeconomic, land-elevation and agroecological factors exert significant but varied influence on the type of livestock raised by householders. The number of cattle, goat/sheep and poultry raised per household are significantly higher for medium and small farms as well as for wage-labour households. Cattle raised per household is significantly higher for non-farm households, whereas poultry raised is significantly lower. Gross-cropped area, literacy rate and research and development (R&D) investment significantly influence the number of cattle raised per household, whereas population density negatively influences the number of goat and poultry raised per household. The number of cattle and goat/sheep raised per household is significantly higher in the Old Himalayan Floodplain, whereas poultry-raising is significantly higher in the Eastern Hills and seven other agroecologies. Raising all types of livestock is significantly lower in low-lying areas. The number of cattle raised per household is significantly higher at high land elevation, but significantly lower in medium-low land and low-lying areas. On the other hand, the number of goat/sheep and poultry raised per household is significantly higher in medium-high land areas and significantly lower in low-lying areas. The policy implications of these results will be relevant to investments in R&D, education, tenurial reform and measures to promote different types of livestock suited to specific agroecology and land-elevation levels.

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Implications of Agglomeration Economies and Market Access for Firm Growth in Food Manufacturing

Schmit

Hall

2013

Agribusiness

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With the persistent changes in technology and increased competition in food manufacturing, it is important to reassess the effects of agglomeration economies and market access on the performance of firms. Using survey data from New York food processors, an ordered logit analysis reveals that firm growth is related to important upstream and downstream market condiations. The clustering of similar manufacturers was found to have important effects on firm revenue growth, with the benefits of firm clustering increasing significantly with the level of local urbanization. For these reasons, policies that promote intra-industry or cross-industry collaboration would likely benefit food manufacturers, but these benefits would not be limited to firms in close geographic proximity to one another. Moreover, in rural areas especially, manufacturing firms and community planners need to be aware of possible negative effects of competition from growing concentrations of firms so that these issues can be addressed before local business growth is adversely affected. [JEL Classification: O13, Q13, R11] C 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Environmental Regulation and the Spatial Structure of the U.S. Dairy Sector

Cited by 66 publications

References 13 publications

The Spatial Patterns of Dairy Farming In Molise

The Spatial Patterns of Dairy Farming In Molise

Agroecological, Land-Elevation and Socioeconomic Determinants of Raising Livestock in Bangladesh

Implications of Agglomeration Economies and Market Access for Firm Growth in Food Manufacturing

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