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May, 2014
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EU CAP reform – burden on growers from new „greening“ requirements
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“Greening” can cost around 10 to 100 € per hectare, depending on the general intensity of management of the farm. In general, short crop rotation with a high percentage of corn leads in general to the highest costs for “Greening”. Thomas de Witte is one of the authors of a study that calculates the effect for five typical farms in Germany.
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» Was kostet das Greening?
(Article in German in: top agrar 4/2014)
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» Main findings of the study
(English)
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Are prices for agricultural land in Germany higher compared to international standards?
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In a new working paper Yelto Zimmer compares and economically analyzes different leasing systems and payments for agricultural land. It also answers the question: What are the reasons for the newly increased interest of non-agricultural investors in land markets?
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» Leasing and purchasing arable land - legal rules, profitability and investor´s view
(Working Paper 2014/6)
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South-East Asian Rice Production
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Rice is the most important crop grown in Southeast Asia. As there is a lack of reliable and comparable data, the FAO commissioned agri benchmark to support and establish a Southeast Asia network on economics of rice production. There are big differences between the countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) and the farms regarding the operating costs.
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agri benchmark in the media
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agri benchmark – a basis for an international career
In DLG Mitteilung (magazine, published by Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) an article was published about six students and their first steps into the business world. One of the students is Simon Walther, he started his career in the agri benchmark team in Braunschweig. |
» Sechs Wege zum Erfolg - Karrieren in der Agrarwirtschaft
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» Starting a career in agri business
Extracts of German article in English (referring to former agri benchmark Network member Simon Walther) | |
US magazine “Progressive Farmer” publishes agri benchmark based research on global corn production
Key message of the study conducted by Michael Langemeier and other agri benchmark partners: low costs production could overhang the market for years. |
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» Russians (and others) are coming
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Potato production in South Africa
In the South African Journal “Chips” Divan van der Westhuizen and Pieter van Zyl published an article about the typical South African potato farms and how they perform compared to selected typical farms in the Northern Hemisphere. |
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» agri benchmark - South African potato production in a global context
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