Optimization Processes in Agriculture

Jernej Pri¿enk

ISBN 10: 3659553182 / ISBN 13: 9783659553189

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2014, 2014

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Neuware -The agricultural-planning process is important from both social and economic perspectives. Farmers strive to produce maximum output with minimum inputs (cost optimization). During the last few decades, in addition to the economic aspect, another key factor in modern agriculture has become the environment. This book thus considers two optimization models. One has been developed for reducing the costs in optimization of the feed rations for sport horses and the second has been developed to maximize the profit during the crop planning process. The crucial advantage of these models is that there is an open program in which farmers can create a priority list of goals and subsequently set the most important tasks on their farms (e.g., reducing the production costs, maximizing the profits, saving the farm cropping area, filling in the unexploited cropping area, solving either the issue of underfeeding or overfeeding of livestock, etc.). Because of their relatively simply usage, the models are appropriate for a wide range of users; from farmers to extension services.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Optimization Processes in Agriculture
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659553182
• ISBN 13: 9783659553189
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 4D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 107 grams

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Synopsis

The agricultural-planning process is important from both social and economic perspectives. Farmers strive to produce maximum output with minimum inputs (cost optimization). During the last few decades, in addition to the economic aspect, another key factor in modern agriculture has become the environment. This book thus considers two optimization models. One has been developed for reducing the costs in optimization of the feed rations for sport horses and the second has been developed to maximize the profit during the crop planning process. The crucial advantage of these models is that there is an open program in which farmers can create a priority list of goals and subsequently set the most important tasks on their farms (e.g., reducing the production costs, maximizing the profits, saving the farm cropping area, filling in the unexploited cropping area, solving either the issue of underfeeding or overfeeding of livestock, etc.). Because of their relatively simply usage, the models are appropriate for a wide range of users; from farmers to extension services.

About the Author

Jernej Prišenk achieved his M.Sc. at University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Slovenia. He is active as assistant for Agricultural economics and Rural development at the Department of Agricultural economics and Rural development. His research includes development decision making and (non)parametric models in agriculture.