Using FADN Data to Estimate CO2 Abatement Costs from Italian Arable Crops

The assessment of economic and environmental sustainability agricultural systems represents a critical issue, which has been addressed in this work with multi-objective programming model to explore the abatement costs (AC) CO2 for set representative contexts Italian arable land agriculture. study was based on FADN-compliant database RICA estimates emissions short time horizon, using linear compromise programming. data were used quantify technical parameters model, adopting an innovative concept cropping scheme simulate land-use adaptation. shows quite diversified situation regarding income emission levels per hectare across region farm classes. A reduction higher than 5 kg/ha at AC lower 1 EUR/kg is affordable only seven regions, among Abruzzo, Lombardy, Puglia show highest potential. Comparing estimated corresponding European Trade System prices highlights difference order magnitude, proving that reductions crops still require research innovation adaptation costs.