Yunjie Shi , Hengpeng Li , Askar Akida , Jianwei Geng , Yuyang Shao
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However, existing research on quantifying EC is inadequate resulting in trouble for stakeholders to evaluate the economic value of environmental damages accurately and reliably.</div></div><div><h3>OBJECTIVE</h3><div>This work aimed to design an evaluation framework with agricultural system adaptability for evaluating the EC of different agricultural practices (APs) while conferring their adaptability in agricultural systems and analyzing their impact on the performance of APs.</div></div><div><h3>METHODS</h3><div>We designed an EC evaluation framework and calculated the EC of different APs using the pollution restoration cost method. Economic cost and benefit data were gathered through questionnaires and participatory rural appraisals. A cost-benefit analysis was then conducted to evaluate the economic performance of different APs and to examine the impact of EC on the economy.</div></div><div><h3>RESULTS AND CONCLUSION</h3><div>The results showed that among the 10 APs in Liyang, the EC of specialized APs (tea, shrimp, etc., 10,000 to 17,000 CNY ha<sup>−1</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup>) were significantly larger than those of the traditional APs (rice/wheat, etc., 900 to 8000 CNY ha<sup>−1</sup> yr<sup>−1</sup>). When EC was not considered, the cash income of different APs were shown as tea > shrimp > rice/shrimp > rice/rapeseed > rice/wheat > rice/green manure > rice > rapeseed > chestnut > wheat. After incorporating the EC, the EC of the tea and shrimp weakened their advantages in terms of returns. Therefore, the role of EC in agronomic decision-making cannot be ignored.</div></div><div><h3>SIGNIFICANCE</h3><div>This work provided a reference method for quantifying EC in agricultural systems. 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It will contribute to striking a balance between economic interests and environmental protection, and will advance the rational quantification of ecological compensation in agricultural systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7730,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Systems","volume":"228 ","pages":"Article 104388"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Adaptability of environmental costs in agricultural systems: Evaluation of costs associated with nutrient management and comprehensive performance of different agricultural practices\",\"authors\":\"Yunjie Shi , Hengpeng Li , Askar Akida , Jianwei Geng , Yuyang Shao\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104388\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>CONTEXT</h3><div>Environmental damage due to agricultural production has raised global concern. 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Adaptability of environmental costs in agricultural systems: Evaluation of costs associated with nutrient management and comprehensive performance of different agricultural practices
CONTEXT
Environmental damage due to agricultural production has raised global concern. In practice, environmental costs (EC) serve as a bridge between economic and environmental measures of agricultural production. However, existing research on quantifying EC is inadequate resulting in trouble for stakeholders to evaluate the economic value of environmental damages accurately and reliably.
OBJECTIVE
This work aimed to design an evaluation framework with agricultural system adaptability for evaluating the EC of different agricultural practices (APs) while conferring their adaptability in agricultural systems and analyzing their impact on the performance of APs.
METHODS
We designed an EC evaluation framework and calculated the EC of different APs using the pollution restoration cost method. Economic cost and benefit data were gathered through questionnaires and participatory rural appraisals. A cost-benefit analysis was then conducted to evaluate the economic performance of different APs and to examine the impact of EC on the economy.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
The results showed that among the 10 APs in Liyang, the EC of specialized APs (tea, shrimp, etc., 10,000 to 17,000 CNY ha−1 yr−1) were significantly larger than those of the traditional APs (rice/wheat, etc., 900 to 8000 CNY ha−1 yr−1). When EC was not considered, the cash income of different APs were shown as tea > shrimp > rice/shrimp > rice/rapeseed > rice/wheat > rice/green manure > rice > rapeseed > chestnut > wheat. After incorporating the EC, the EC of the tea and shrimp weakened their advantages in terms of returns. Therefore, the role of EC in agronomic decision-making cannot be ignored.
SIGNIFICANCE
This work provided a reference method for quantifying EC in agricultural systems. The evaluation of EC provided a scientific basis for policymakers to formulate environmental policies and for agricultural operators to formulate agricultural development strategies. It will contribute to striking a balance between economic interests and environmental protection, and will advance the rational quantification of ecological compensation in agricultural systems.
期刊介绍:
Agricultural Systems is an international journal that deals with interactions - among the components of agricultural systems, among hierarchical levels of agricultural systems, between agricultural and other land use systems, and between agricultural systems and their natural, social and economic environments.
The scope includes the development and application of systems analysis methodologies in the following areas:
Systems approaches in the sustainable intensification of agriculture; pathways for sustainable intensification; crop-livestock integration; farm-level resource allocation; quantification of benefits and trade-offs at farm to landscape levels; integrative, participatory and dynamic modelling approaches for qualitative and quantitative assessments of agricultural systems and decision making;
The interactions between agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes; the multiple services of agricultural systems; food security and the environment;
Global change and adaptation science; transformational adaptations as driven by changes in climate, policy, values and attitudes influencing the design of farming systems;
Development and application of farming systems design tools and methods for impact, scenario and case study analysis; managing the complexities of dynamic agricultural systems; innovation systems and multi stakeholder arrangements that support or promote change and (or) inform policy decisions.