Environmental farm accounting: The case of the dutch nutrients accounting system
In the Netherlands bookkeeping of inputs and outputs at the level of individual farms has been selected as a new solution to control nutrient use and to tax nutrient surpluses in agriculture. At the same time, nutrient accounting presents important management information. This paper presents a theor...
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Published in | Agricultural systems Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 29 - 40 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Elsevier Ltd
1996
Elsevier |
Series | Agricultural Systems |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In the Netherlands bookkeeping of inputs and outputs at the level of individual farms has been selected as a new solution to control nutrient use and to tax nutrient surpluses in agriculture. At the same time, nutrient accounting presents important management information. This paper presents a theoretical and historical background of the system, a description of the system as such and some first practical experiences. The relationship of the nutrient accounting system with the obligatory financial accounting is discussed and evaluated as crucial. The establishment of conformity of financial and nutrient accounts is an important audit instrument of the nutrient system as a policy instrument. Introduction in practice as a policy instrument will be phased. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0308-521X 1873-2267 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0308-521X(95)00020-6 |