Public Goods Tool
Acronym:
PG toolContract period:
1 July 2010 to 31 March 2011Main funder:
DEFRA through Natural EnglandContact staff at ORC:
Mr. Laurence Graham SmithProject aims
To produce an excel-based tool which can be used to assess the public goods provided on a farm. These are split into separate areas of public good:
- Soil management,
- Biodiversity,
- Landscape and heritage,
- Water management,
- Manure management and nutrients,
- Energy and carbon,
- Food security,
- Agricultural systems diversity,
- Social capital,
- Farm business resilience,
- Animal health and welfare.
The tool will provide a clear, easy-to-follow results page which a farmer can use to identify areas where there is potential for improvement and areas where the farm is above average.
ORC's role
ORC undertook the entire project.Key achievements
- Positive feedback from farmers and advisors involved in the pilot
- External review of the tool
Deliverables
Gerrard, C.L., Smith, L.G., Padel, S., Pearce, B., Hitchings, R., Measures, M., Cooper, N., (2011), OCIS Public Goods Tool Development, Report for DEFRA.
Publications
Gerrard, Catherine L; Smith, Laurence; Pearce, Bruce; Padel, Susanne; Hitchings, Roger and Measures, Mark (2012) Public goods and farming. In: Farming for food and water security, 10. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, no. 8380. Springer, Dodrecht Heidelberg New York London, pp. 1-22.
Previous relevant work
EASI Programme (PDF 107KB)