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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2014, Vol. 13 Issue (2): 443-454    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60582-1
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Technological Options to Ameliorate Waste Treatment of Intensive Pig Production in China: An Analysis Based on Bio-Economic Model
 LU Wen-cong, MA Yong-xi , Holger Bergmann
1.China Academy of Rural Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R.China
2.School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P.R.China
3.Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany
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摘要  Ameliorating waste treatment by technological improvements affects the economic and the ecological-environment benefits of intensive pig production. The objective of the research was to develop and test a method to determine the technical optimization to ameliorate waste treatment methods and gain insight into the relationship between technological options and the economic and ecological effects. We developed an integrated bio-economic model which incorporates the farming production and waste disposal systems to simulate the impact of technological improvements in pig manure treatment on economic and environmental benefits for the case of a pilot farm in Beijing, China. Based on different waste treatment technology options, three scenarios are applied for the simulation analysis of the model. The simulation results reveal that the economic-environmental benefits of the livestock farm could be improved by reducing the cropland manure application and increasing the composting production with the current technologies. Nevertheless, the technical efficiency, the waste treatment capacity and the economic benefits could be further improved by the introduction of new technologies. It implies that technological and economic support policies should be implemented comprehensively on waste disposal and resource utilization to promote sustainable development in intensive livestock production in China.

Abstract  Ameliorating waste treatment by technological improvements affects the economic and the ecological-environment benefits of intensive pig production. The objective of the research was to develop and test a method to determine the technical optimization to ameliorate waste treatment methods and gain insight into the relationship between technological options and the economic and ecological effects. We developed an integrated bio-economic model which incorporates the farming production and waste disposal systems to simulate the impact of technological improvements in pig manure treatment on economic and environmental benefits for the case of a pilot farm in Beijing, China. Based on different waste treatment technology options, three scenarios are applied for the simulation analysis of the model. The simulation results reveal that the economic-environmental benefits of the livestock farm could be improved by reducing the cropland manure application and increasing the composting production with the current technologies. Nevertheless, the technical efficiency, the waste treatment capacity and the economic benefits could be further improved by the introduction of new technologies. It implies that technological and economic support policies should be implemented comprehensively on waste disposal and resource utilization to promote sustainable development in intensive livestock production in China.
Keywords:  technological options       waste treatment       pig production       bio-economic model       economic-environmental effects  
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This work was supported by the International Cooperation Project of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST: 2009DFA32710, BMBF (FKZ): 0330847F) and the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Y13G030168).

Corresponding Authors:  MA Yong-xi, Mobile: 13857135798, E-mail: mayongxi1@sina.com     E-mail:  mayongxi1@sina.com
About author:  LU Wen-cong, Tel: +86-571-88044918, E-mail: wenclu@zju.edu.cn

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LU Wen-cong, MA Yong-xi , Holger Bergmann. 2014. Technological Options to Ameliorate Waste Treatment of Intensive Pig Production in China: An Analysis Based on Bio-Economic Model. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 13(2): 443-454.

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