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Formålet med denne rapport er at give første samlet vidensgrundlag for tiltag, der kan medvirke til at forbedre biodiversiteten i det danske landbrugslandskab.Rapporten gennemgår et udvalg af relevante eksisterende og nye virkemidler til fremme af biodiversiteten på landbrugs- og skovrejsningsarealer. Rapporten beskriver virkemidlernes forventede biodiversitetseffekt og de forventede økonomiske effekter. Herudover giver rapporten anbefalinger for implementering af virkemidlerne i forhold til at øge deres biodiversitetseffekt og den belyser landmændenes interesse for de forskellige virkemidler på baggrund af en national spørgeskemaundersøgelse. Udarbejdelsen af rapporten skal bl.a. ses i lyset af EU’s landbrugsreform (CAP2020+), som giver nye og bedre muligheder for at etablere småbiotoper på markarealer - f.eks. ved at udtage svært dyrkbare og ukurante dele af marken - tillige med kombinationer af frivillige landdistriktsordninger til fremme af miljø, klima og biodiversitet. Rapport skal ses som en første analyse og baggrund for de kommende års videre implementering af biodiversitetsvirkemidler til naturbeskyttelse.

In January 2015, the foundation of Realdania launched a Collective Impact initiative to explore how the idea of Collective Impact processes could derive a bottom-up driven process for reallocation of agricultural land using land consolidation to provide a multifunctional land-use and, thus, support a more sustainable production and societal and local values. Initially, three real-life pilot studies were initiated and eventually followed by a fourth in the catchment area of Lake Glenstrup in the municipality of Mariagerfjord, DK. Lake Glenstrup is a 4.5 km long lake, covering 384 ha and with a maximal depth of 31 meters. In this report, we present results from an ex ante socioeconomic cost-benefit analysis which has been conducted to explore the expected socioeconomic effects of the multifunctional land consolidation process in the catchment area of Lake Glenstrup. The cost-benefit analysis comprises both marketed and non-marketed goods. Effects on marketed goods, such as the agricultural production of food, are based on marked prices, while effects on non-marketed goods are quantified using benefit transfer and shadow prices. The analysis only includes effects that follow directly from the land consolidation process. This means, that potentially derived effects in the supply and processing sectors are not considered. The cost-benefit analysis is conducted for a case area of 575 ha around Lake Glenstrup. The land-use of approximately 140 ha is expected to change from agricultural land in rotation to permanent grassland, P-buffer zones, afforestation, and establishment of an orchard with recreational purpose. A further 200 ha of agricultural land are expected to enter the land consolidation process leading to an improved productivity and reduced externalities in the shape of transport with agricultural vehicles on public roads. The results show a socioeconomic net benefit of 18 million DKK calculated as NPV over a 20 years’ time horizon with a discount rate of 4 percent. The main costs and benefits are (1) a total cost of 18,5 million DKK from changes of agricultural land-use, (2) recreational and environmental benefits of 35 million DKK and (3) net contribution from other effects of 1,5 million DKK. Sensitivity analyses show that the recreational effects and the effects on greenhouse gases and P constitute the main benefits of the project. Furthermore, we find that the results in terms of a positive NPV are robust to changes of the key benefits.

Kapitel 1 til Landbrugets Økonomi 2018 indeholder en oversigt over indtjening, produktion og faktorforbrug i dansk jordbrug, samt udsigterne for det kommende år. Opgørelserne omfatter jordbrugssektoren som helhed såvel som bedrifter inden for jordbrugets hoveddriftsformer: plantebedrifter, kvægbedrifter, svinebedrifter og gartnerivirksomheder. Kapitel 1 til Landbrugets Økonomi 2018 indeholder en oversigt over indtjening, produktion og faktorforbrug i dansk jordbrug, samt udsigterne for det kommende år. Opgørelserne omfatter jordbrugssektoren som helhed såvel som bedrifter inden for jordbrugets hoveddriftsformer: plantebedrifter, kvægbedrifter, svinebedrifter og gartnerivirksomheder.

Global biodiversity is under pressure from human activities, and despite the expansion of protected areas, investment in nature conservation and restoration, and allocation of economic resources for managing existing conservation is insufficient. Therefore, volunteers can play an important role as a resource in nature conservation projects if their recreational activities interact with the objectives of nature management. In recent years, the number of volunteers in conservation work has increased in Denmark, with more people volunteering to contribute to nature conservation projects. Ensuring that volunteers remain motivated and engaged is crucial to the success of such conservation projects. In this study, we evaluate the motivation among members of grazing organisations, an activity which represent the most prominent voluntary nature conservation initiatives in Denmark. We apply exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and ordinal regression to analyse survey data from 25 Danish grazing organisations. We find that five motivational factors are determining the engagement of the volunteers, namely social, nature value, instrumental, identification, and personal benefit. Whereas the social, nature value and personal benefit are factors also identified in the existing literature, the instrumental and identification factors add new perspectives to the motivation of environmental volunteers. We find that place attachment is an important driver, and that the chairpersons/coordinators of the grazing organisations especially emphasized the sharing of values and knowledge with their members as a driver. Last, volunteers were reluctant to support the idea of forming a more formal setup in terms of a “Grazing organisation union”. Global biodiversity is under pressure from human activities, and despite the expansion of protected areas, investment in nature conservation and restoration, and allocation of economic resources for managing existing conservation is insufficient. Therefore, volunteers can play an important role as a resource in nature conservation projects if their recreational activities interact with the objectives of nature management. In recent years, the number of volunteers in conservation work has increased in Denmark, with more people volunteering to contribute to nature conservation projects. Ensuring that volunteers remain motivated and engaged is crucial to the success of such conservation projects. In this study, we evaluate the motivation among members of grazing organisations, an activity which represent the most prominent voluntary nature conservation initiatives in Denmark. We apply exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and ordinal regression to analyse survey data from 25 Danish grazing organisations. We find that five motivational factors are determining the engagement of the volunteers, namely social, nature value, instrumental, identification, and personal benefit. Whereas the social, nature value and personal benefit are factors also identified in the existing literature, the instrumental and identification factors add new perspectives to the motivation of environmental volunteers. We find that place attachment is an important driver, and that the chairpersons/coordinators of the grazing organisations especially emphasized the sharing of values and knowledge with their members as a driver. Last, volunteers were reluctant to support the idea of forming a more formal setup in terms of a “Grazing organisation union”.

This paper analyses the effect of land fragmentation on the performance of Danish farms based on a cross-sectional farm-level data set from 2014. Our measures of land fragmentation indicate the size and shape of the feild as well as inter feild distances and distances between farm buildings and feilds. Fragmented land is expected to increase costs and reduce production and, thus, decrease the performance of farms. Preliminary results based on two methodological approaches both indicate no statistically signifcant effect of the shape of the feils, while smaller feild sizes and longer distances signifcantly reduce performance.

Landbrugets økonomi indeholder en oversigt over indtjening, produktion og faktorforbrug i dansk jordbrug, samt udsigterne for det kommende år. Opgørelserne omfatter jordbrugssektoren som helhed såvel som bedrifter inden for jordbrugets hoveddriftsformer: plantebedrifter, kvægbedrifter, svinebedrifter og gartnerivirksomheder. Rapporten indeholder tillige en vurdering af konjunktursituationen i den danske agro- og fødevareindustri, herunder udvikling i omsætning, indtjening og væsentlige tiltag i de enkelte sektorer. Landbrugets økonomi indeholder en oversigt over indtjening, produktion og faktorforbrug i dansk jordbrug, samt udsigterne for det kommende år. Opgørelserne omfatter jordbrugssektoren som helhed såvel som bedrifter inden for jordbrugets hoveddriftsformer: plantebedrifter, kvægbedrifter, svinebedrifter og gartnerivirksomheder. Rapporten indeholder tillige en vurdering af konjunktursituationen i den danske agro- og fødevareindustri, herunder udvikling i omsætning, indtjening og væsentlige tiltag i de enkelte sektorer.

Kapitel 2 i Landbrugets økonomi 2018 indeholder tillige en vurdering af konjunktursituationen i den danske agro- og fødevareindustri, herunder udvikling i omsætning, indtjening og væsentlige tiltag i de enkelte sektorer. Kapitel 2 i Landbrugets økonomi 2018 indeholder tillige en vurdering af konjunktursituationen i den danske agro- og fødevareindustri, herunder udvikling i omsætning, indtjening og væsentlige tiltag i de enkelte sektorer.