Modelling fertiliser use in the grain crop and oilseed sectors of South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Breitenbach, M.C. (Marthinus)
dc.contributor.author Meyer, N.G.
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dc.date.issued 2000-09
dc.description Article was written before M.C. Breitenbach joined the University of Pretoria. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract A Partial Equilibrium (PE) model is developed to model fertiliser use in the grain crop and oilseed sectors to assess the impact of changes in the physical and economic environment on production and fertiliser use. Since the adoption of a policy of trade liberalisation and the shift towards a free market for agricultural products, the actual cropping patterns of grain crops have moved closer to the expected optimum production pattern. It is shown that the total area cultivated will decrease by 2,4 percent. Results show that except for the area under sunflower (that remains unchanged) and yellow maize that increases, the area utilised by other crops will decrease. Fertiliser use is directly correlated with production patterns in the provinces. A comparison of the base-case scenario and optimum solution revealed that the movement from a base to an optimum solution results in a drop in total area cultivated, production and exports. Fertiliser use correspondingly decreases. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract 'n Parsiële Ewewigsmodel is ontwikkel om kunsmisverbruik in die graan en oliesade sektore te modelleer en om die impak van veranderinge in die fisiese en ekonomiese omgewings op produksie en kunsmisverbruik te bepaal. Sedert die aanvarding en implementering van 'n beleid van handelsliberalisering en 'n vryemark vir landbouprodukte het die werklike produksiepatrone nader beweeg na die verwagte optimum produksiepatroon. Resultate toon dat die totale area onder bewerking met 2.4 persent sal daal, en dat behalwe vir sonneblomproduksie waar die area benut word onveranderd sal bly, dat dié van geelmielies sal toeneem en dat die area benut deur ander gewasse sal afneem. Kunsmisverbruik is direk gekorreleerd met produksiepatrone in die provinsies. 'n Vergelyking van die basisgeval scenario en die optimale oplossing toon aan dat 'n beweging vanaf die basis na 'n optimale oplossing 'n daling in die totale area onder bewerking, produksie en uitvoere sal veroorsaak. Kunsmisverbruik sal dienooreenkomstig afneem. en_ZA
dc.description.department Economics en_ZA
dc.description.librarian hj2020 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ragr20 en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation M. C. Breitenbach & N. G. Meyer (2000) Modelling fertiliser use in the grain crop and oilseed sectors of South Africa / Modellering van kennisverbruik in die graan en oliesade sektore van Suid-Afrika, Agrekon, 39:3,313-331, DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2000.9523579. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0303-1853 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2078-0400 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/03031853.2000.9523579
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74065
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Routledge en_ZA
dc.rights © 2000 Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa. This is an electronic version of an article published in Agrekon, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 313-331, 2000. doi : 10.1080/03031853.2000.9523579. Agrekon is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/ragr20. en_ZA
dc.subject Partial equilibrium model en_ZA
dc.subject Fertiliser use en_ZA
dc.subject Kunsmisverbruik en_ZA
dc.subject Grain crop sector en_ZA
dc.subject Graan sektor en_ZA
dc.subject Oilseed sector en_ZA
dc.subject Oliesade sektor en_ZA
dc.subject Physical environment en_ZA
dc.subject Fisiese omgewing en_ZA
dc.subject Economic environment en_ZA
dc.subject Ekonomiese omgewing en_ZA
dc.subject Production en_ZA
dc.subject Produksie en_ZA
dc.title Modelling fertiliser use in the grain crop and oilseed sectors of South Africa en_ZA
dc.title.alternative Modellering van kennisverbruik in die graan en oliesade sektore van Suid-Afrika en_ZA
dc.type Postprint Article en_ZA


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