A stochastic programming based analysis of the field use in a farm

In a previous report (RRR 16-2006) the Hungarian structure of the use of arable land has been analyzed. This paper is devoted to application of a similar approach to farms. The main difference is that somewhat surprisingly the underlying mathematics, i.e. the stochastic programming model, is more complicated in the case of farm level than that one on the national level. Crop rotation determines that which crops can be produced in a field. The farm want to have certain amount of productions from some crops. The aim is to determine that use of the fields, which guarantees the highest probability of the satisfaction of demand. The results are illustrated via an example. Acknowledgements: The first author’s work was supported by the Hungarian National Research Foundation under the grant number T049396. The first author was supported by the same agency under the grant number OTKA 047340.