Are German farmers ready for a ‘warm restructuring’ of the pig sector?

Insa Thiermann; Daniel Schröer; Uwe Latacz-Lohmann

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107853

Are German farmers ready for a ‘warm restructuring’ of the pig sector?

Insa Thiermann^*, Daniel Schröer, Uwe Latacz-Lohmann

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Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy

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Abstract

Recent statutory changes have increased the pressure on the German livestock sector to adapt. This paper aims to ascertain the factors affecting German pig farmers' willingness to join a pig farming exit scheme similar to the Dutch ‘warm restructuring’ programme. The analysis is based on a discrete choice experiment with 346 pig farmers. The results indicate great interest of the respondents in a government-run decommissioning scheme. Differences in the perception of scheme attributes (compensation offered, demolition requirements, restrictions on future barn construction and slurry intake) are highlighted by the results of a latent-class estimation.

Original language	English
Article number	107853
Number of pages	10
Journal	Ecological Economics
Volume	209
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107853
Publication status	Published - Jul 2023

Keywords

Farm exits
Latent class model
Livestock decommissioning scheme
Structural change

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abstract = "Recent statutory changes have increased the pressure on the German livestock sector to adapt. This paper aims to ascertain the factors affecting German pig farmers' willingness to join a pig farming exit scheme similar to the Dutch {\textquoteleft}warm restructuring{\textquoteright} programme. The analysis is based on a discrete choice experiment with 346 pig farmers. The results indicate great interest of the respondents in a government-run decommissioning scheme. Differences in the perception of scheme attributes (compensation offered, demolition requirements, restrictions on future barn construction and slurry intake) are highlighted by the results of a latent-class estimation.",

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