The model of beef cattle keeping in the Szigetköz floodplains

Kettinger, Anita – Gombkötő, Nóra – Csatai, Rózsa – Salamon, Lajos

Keywords: theoretical model, farm modeling, profitability analysis

Pasture management in floodplains, adjusting to the natural cycles, has important environmental and social welfare functions. It can only be implemented if there is a balance between the interests of society and those of economy. This paper uses a theoretical model to assess the profitability aspects and results. This information can provide theoretical input for the actual use of floodplain pastures. On the basis of our calculations we reckon that our elaborated model is worth realizing in practice. However, we have to emphasize that our calculations cover only the evaluation of the economic rewards of pasture management in floodplains, the investigation of its social usefulness will constitute the following chapter of our work.

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