Crop Production and Crop Diversity in France: A Spatial Analysis

This paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the effect of crop diversity on crop production and spillover effect. Based on the estimation of production functions with spatial concerns on an original and rich dataset, results of the study suggest that crop diversity has a positive and significan...

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Published in:Ecological economics 2017-04, Vol.134, p.29-39
Main Authors: Donfouet, Hermann Pythagore Pierre, Barczak, Aleksandra, Détang-Dessendre, Cécile, Maigné, Elise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Crop diversity
Life Sciences
Spatial dependence
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Summary:This paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the effect of crop diversity on crop production and spillover effect. Based on the estimation of production functions with spatial concerns on an original and rich dataset, results of the study suggest that crop diversity has a positive and significant effect on crop production. Its marginal contribution is substantial when rainfall is low in the agroecosystem. Furthermore, spatial dependence is a major issue and could be explained by topographic, climatic and agronomic constraints.
ISSN:0921-8009
1873-6106
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.11.016