Building an agroecological model to understand the effects of agrochemical subsidies on farmer decisions

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dc.contributor.authorBernal Hoyo, David
dc.contributor.authorGiraldo, Omar Felipe
dc.contributor.authorRosset, Peter M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLópez Corona, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorPerez Cassarino, Julian
dc.contributor.authorNautiyal, Sunil
dc.contributor.institutionEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México
dc.contributor.institutionBVP-FUNCAP Universidade Estadual Do Ceará (UECE)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionChulalongkorn University
dc.contributor.institutionComisión Nacional Para El Conocimiento Y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal da Fronteira Sul
dc.contributor.institutionInstitute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:51:14Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:51:14Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractWe present a simple simulation model whose purpose is to explore qualitatively and heuristically the effects that agrochemical subsidies could have on the type of decisions farmers make about their plots (keeping other variables fixed). We use elements of Chayanovian thinking and ecological complexity as a basis, considering that this decision is made by families with heterogeneous preferences in a context with a dynamic that, on the one hand, is non-linear for ecological cycles, and, on the other hand, is chaotic in terms of the interaction with the market. The model describes the relationship between the ecological-productive potential or capacity of a plot and the total production, as well as the effect of management (agroecological or agrochemical) on the ecological capacity. We explore the effect of agrochemical subsidies on this decision and discuss the consequences of these public policy instruments on the lives of farming families. The model shows that by using agrochemicals, both the economy and the ecological balance of the plot enter an unstable pattern with harmful long-term consequences, as there could be a significant reduction in household savings. The same effect is observed on production, since the ecological capacity tends to decrease throughout the simulation.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Agriculture Society and the Environment El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
dc.description.affiliationEscuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores (ENES Mérida) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
dc.description.affiliationBVP-FUNCAP Universidade Estadual Do Ceará (UECE)
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationSocial Research Institute (CUSRI Chulalongkorn University
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Ciencias de la Complejidad (C3) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
dc.description.affiliationCátedras CONACyT Comisión Nacional Para El Conocimiento Y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal da Fronteira Sul Campus Laranjeiras Do Sul
dc.description.affiliationCenter for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR) Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2022.2039837
dc.identifier.citationAgroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21683565.2022.2039837
dc.identifier.issn2168-3573
dc.identifier.issn2168-3565
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85125299291
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/223521
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAgroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectChoice dynamics
dc.subjectfragile system
dc.subjectmodeling
dc.subjectpeasant
dc.subjectrationale
dc.subjectsubsidies
dc.titleBuilding an agroecological model to understand the effects of agrochemical subsidies on farmer decisionsen
dc.typeArtigo
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unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3485-5694[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1253-1066[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2926-7791[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4322-9396[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1481-7754[6]

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