Citation
M. Schiavo, M. Aubert, P.-M., Le Mouël, C. (2026). Modelling the structural and land use effects of support policies for the expansion of organic farming: The case of organic dairy farms in France. Land Use Policy, Volume 169, 2026, 108163, ISSN 0264-8377.
Abstract
Organic farming is increasingly recognised as a promising agricultural model, yet limited research has explored the mechanisms driving farm conversion in response to economic and policy incentives and how they affect the land market and alter the structure of conventional and organic farms. This study employs an agent-based model to assess the effects of policy measures supporting organic farming in the French dairy sector, representing different types of conventional and organic dairy farms.
Highlights
- Research analysing effects of organic conversion policies on land market and farm structure is scarce.
- Several policy instruments would allow to hit the EU’s 25% organic land target.
- Per-hectare subsidies are the most cost-effective tool to hit the EU’s 25% organic land target.
- The effects of each policy instrument vary across conventional farm types.
- Farm conversion contributes more to organic land growth than enlarging initially present organic farms.
