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C. Schulze ; B. Matzdorf ; J. Rommel ; M. Czajkowski ; M. García-Llorente ; I. Gutiérrez-Briceño ; L. Larsson ; K. Zagórska ; W. Zawadzki |This study assesses how information about the provision of ecosystem services can contribute to an integrative food labelling framework within the European Unions' Farm to Fork Strategy. By applying Q-methodology with 43 food industry experts fr[...]Article
This study comprehensively analyzed the dynamic landscape of organic farming in the European Union (EU) from 2004 to 2021, investigating the shifts in dedicated agricultural areas influenced by evolving preferences and the priorities of farmers [...]Article
O.M. Moreno-Pérez ; L. Arnalte-Mur ; P. Cerrada-Serra ; V. Martinez-Gomez ; A. Adamsone-Fiskovica ; H. Bjørkhaug ; G. Brunori ; M. Czekaj ; D. Duckett ; P.A. Hernández ; C. Noble ; T. Pinto-Correia ; A. Plonka ; P. Prosperi ; M. Redman ; M. Rivera ; S. Sumane ; D. Ortiz-Miranda |This study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms and small food businesses in ensuring food security. A wide range[...]Article
B. Thompson ; G. Leduc ; G. Manevska-Tasevska ; L. Toma ; H. Hansson |Understanding the factors associated with adoption of ecological farming practices is a well-established topic of interest to agricultural economists. As the transition to more sustainable agriculture has become a policy priority for the Europea[...]Article
Climate change not only affects weather conditions, patterns, and the frequency and severity of extreme weather events but also changes the structure of government spending. Agriculture is an important sector of the European Union (EU). However,[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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Le contexte international et les préoccupations environnementales ne sont pas favorables à la signature daccords commerciaux. En outre, ils sont suspendus aux futures échéances politiques de lUnion européenne.Article
Malgré une balance commerciale excédentaire, lUE est-elle capable de nourrir sa population? La réponse nest pas univoque.Article
Young farmers are ready to embrace innovation, smart agriculture, and science-based research to ensure that their work has long-term viability, profitability, and productivity. To prevent the farming population from aging and to ensure farming s[...]Article
R. Matysik-Pejas ; M. Bogusz ; K. Daniek ; M. Szafranska ; L. Satola ; A. Krasnodebski ; P. Dziekanski |The level of agricultural development in European Union countries is characterized by great diversity. This is due to differences in natural conditions, the type of agricultural production, agrarian fragmentation, and the level of economic devel[...]Article
One effect of the 2020 global pandemic was market turmoil over the food production system. Such strong market shocks can also affect the environment, for example, through changes in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of production. The [...]Article
The inward flows of fruits and vegetables in the European Union are regulated by the import regime, consisting of a system of quotas and Entry Prices. The effectiveness of this trade policy has been under investigation since the early 2000s and [...]Article
L.C. Maskell ; A. Radbourne ; L.R. Norton ; S. Reinsch ; J. Alison ; L. Bowles ; K. Geudens ; D.A. Robinson |The European Unions Green Deal proposes an ambitious roadmap towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the adoption of a circular economy. Functional AgroBiodiversity (FAB) measures, which balance food production with minimised impacts on nature[...]Article
Quantifying the sustainability of the agriculture, livestock, and agri-food industry under a homogeneous criterion is essential to strategize the implementation of sustainable development in the agri-food sector and increase the commitment of st[...]Article
Climate change mitigation in the agricultural sector is essential to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C within reach. This article explores why there has been a limited adoption of carbon farming policies in the EU, despite the p[...]Article
R.L. Pânzaru ; R.L. Pânzaru ; D. Firoiu ; G.H. Ionescu ; A. Ciobanu ; D.M. Medelete ; R. Pîrvu |Organic agriculture is considered an important component of sustainable development because it promotes environmental sustainability and social responsibility, involving the use of practices that minimize the negative impact of agriculture on th[...]Article
Food waste is a global multidimensional problem, with economic, social, and environmental dimensions linked to sustainable development. This study analyses the socio-economic and pollution effects of reducing food waste in the European Union. Th[...]Article
M. Mahon ; M. Woods ; M. Farrell ; R. Jones ; B. Goodwin-Hawkins |Territorial cohesion is a guiding set of EU principles to achieve sustainable development. However, evidence suggests that within and across rural and peripheral regions in particular, prosperity and social and economic wellbeing continue to lag[...]Article
J. McGinley ; M.G. Healy ; P.C. Ryan ; H. O'Driscoll ; P.-E. Mellander ; L. Morrison ; A. Siggins |Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to optimise food production. However, the movement of pesticides into water bodies negatively impacts aquatic environments. The European Union (EU) aims to make food systems fair, healthy and environment[...]Article
This study investigates change in the intensification of agricultural activities and its effect on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the 27 European Union (EU) Member States over a ten-year period from 2009 to 2019. Both multivariate and non[...]Article
A. Saltelli ; M. Kuc-Czarnecka ; S.L. Piano ; M.J. Lorincz ; M. Olczyk ; A. Puy ; E. Reinert ; S.T. Smith ; J.P. van der Sluijs |Current approaches and cultures for the economic evaluations of environmental and health policies may suffer from excessive reliance on a standard neoclassic economic toolbox that neglects alternative perspectives. This may prematurely limit the[...]Article
O. Coca ; D. Creanga ; S. Viziteu ; I.S. Bruma ; S. Gavril |In the context of the increase in energy prices and, as a consequence, on other inputs on the global and European market, the study aims to analyze the performance of the European Union's agriculture through the lens of the correlations and link[...]Article
Sustainable intensification (SI), understood as an increase in resource productivity in the agricultural sector, achieved without harming the natural environment, is getting more and more attention from researchers and policy makers in the Europ[...]Article
In this article, the risk of agricultural farmland abandonment was assessed with the use of a synthetic measure of socioeconomic problems as challenges to the quality of life in rural areas in the European Union. To determine the direction and d[...]Article
The Income Stabilisation Tool (IST), which was recently added to the European Common Agricultural Policy's risk management toolkit, is a mutual fund that aims at stabilising farmers' income. We investigate the drivers of farmers' participation i[...]E-Book
M. Berthold, dir. ; M. Boitias, coord. ; J. Hebert, coord. | Berlin [Allemagne] : Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung | 2023Cet Atlas est le fruit dune coopération entre la Fondation Heinrich Böll, Friends of the Earth Europe, BUND et le Pesticide Action Network Europe, et sa version française, enrichie de plusieurs chapitres, est publiée par le bureau de Paris de l[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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L'étude vise à examiner les impacts perçus du Brexit sur l'agriculture Ecossaise et les orientons de la nouvelle politique agricole. Pour y répondre, ce travail opte pour des entretiens semi-directifs avec des experts et des représentants du sec[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Les relations commerciales entre lUnion Européenne et la Tunisie ont une longue histoire qui connait une date charnière avec le Partenariat euro-méditerranéen initié en 2015 dans le cadre du processus de Barcelone. Cette histoire des relations [...]Article
Although in recent years some credit institutions have shown a willingness to support agricultural entrepreneurs, there is still a lack of private financing or co-financing in the agricultural sector. Many farms, in fact, are not able to meet th[...]Article
The goals of the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity call for a global transition to sustainability. To achieve these goals, subsidies can be implemented. Subsidies are pervasive especially (but not only) in the agricultur[...]Article
I. Bassi ; M. Carzedda ; E. Gori ; L. Iseppi |In 2012 the European Union adopted the Regulation No. 1151/2012, which, among others, defines the legal framework to protect the originality and authenticity of mountain foods through the Mountain Product quality scheme. The research aims to a[...]Article
T.-Y. Lin ; Y.-H. Chiu ; W.-Z. Xu |About 88 million tons of food is wasted in Europe every year, which makes it one of the most serious regions for food waste in the world. This research uses a two-stage undesirable dynamic data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to explore the env[...]Article
Souvent on se réfère aux crises comme étant des fenêtres dopportunités. Mais celles-ci ne peuvent être saisies que sil y a une volonté politique de surmonter les défis, commensurable à la magnitude de la transformation qui savère nécessaire.[...]Article
A. Linares Quero ; U.I. Yoldi ; O. Gava ; G. Schwarz ; A. Povellato ; C. Astrain |This article is aimed at analyzing the potential that CAP 20142020-related instruments have on supporting agroecological transitions in Europe by focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of key instruments. Through a stepwise participatory rese[...]Article
In the European context, geographical indications (GIs) are tools that contribute to the achievement of rural development policy objectives. In this article, we propose that GI value chains produce positive environmental, social and economic ben[...]Article
The concept of resilience has been increasingly adopted on the European Union's (EU) policy agenda as a principle for agro-food policy-making. However, resilience is an ambiguous concept, allowing for different understandings and uses in the con[...]Article
The European Green Deal sets targets for biodiversity, climate change, sustainable farming, and rural development. For abandoned agricultural lands to contribute to these goals, specific policy measures to support appropriate land management are[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 1 - June 2022
2022This edition of Rural Connections includes updates on the work of the ENRD in recent months, including new Thematic Groups and events. Rural development stakeholders from across the EU share their views and experiences with successful projects t[...]Article
The Geographical Indications (GIs) scheme is the EUs primary policy tool for increasing the market values of geographically distinct food products. Although GIs are linked to the landscapes of food production, little is known about the social-e[...]Article
Agriculture and related activities generate a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions with environmental and biodiversity implications. Based on the European objectives proposed by the Green Pact, this paper assesses the carbon footprint [...]Article
Within the framework of the LEADER approach to rural development applied in rural areas of the European Union, a high degree of social innovation (SI) has been achieved with the support of publicprivate partnerships. This research analyzes the [...]Article
R.V. Ionescu ; M.L. Zlati ; V.M. Antohi ; C. Fortea ; S.M. Petrea ; D.S. Cristea |This research is focused on identifying the potential of organic farming by testing the efficiency of productive yields and identifying pragmatic means to quantify it such as the function of the productive yield of organic farming. The results o[...]Article
R. Pîrvu ; L. Dragomir ; B. Budica ; R.-S. Bratu ; S. Dinulescu ; L. Tenea |The goal of this study is to analyze the development of rural areas in Romania on the basis of the absorption of both the European non-reimbursable funds and the national funds for the modernization of the infrastructure of villages and communes[...]Article
Sappuyant sur un travail de recherche reposant sur quatre études de cas en France et en Italie, étudiés sur la période 1994-2015, cet article porte sur les effets quengendre la mise en uvre du programme européen de développement rural LEADER [...]Article
Farm advisory services have become an important topic in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). The aim of this article is to draw lessons from the implementation of the regulation and measures of the current 20142022 [...]Article
This article presents a systematic review of innovative projects funded by EU Rural Development Programs that were designed and implemented in rural areas of the European Union to facilitate the territorialized production of foodstuffs and their[...]Article
L.C. Lu ; S.-Y. Chiu ; Y.-H. Chiu ; T.-H. Chang |This study adopts the Modified Dynamic Three-stage Circular Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Model to explore food production, consumption, and waste recycling in 27 European countries from 2008 to 2016 and use food waste recycling as the circula[...]Article
Participatory guarantee systems (PGSs) have emerged as a response to exclusion and intermediation processes involving third-party certification, which is currently the only guarantee system recognised by the European Union for organic food. Desp[...]Article
European mountain areas have experienced a persistent loss of agricultural land and economic activities over time, with negative effects from both an environmental and a cultural perspective. In 2012, the European Union devised the mountain prod[...]Article
Recent progress in IoT and software development has simplified data acquisition and immutability of information in the agri-food supply chain. In the last few years, several frameworks and applications were proposed to ensure traceability in the[...]Article
Lorsque lon évoque la coopération internationale en Méditerranée, on se réfère le plus souvent, depuis 1995, à la coopération initiée par lUnion européenne (UE). Dabord le partenariat de Barcelone, puis les politiques européennes de voisinage[...]Article
M. Hamam ; M. D'Amico ; C. Zarbà ; G. Chinnici ; J. Toth |Eco-innovations that reduce the environmental effect of manufacturing and consumption are seen as critical components of sustainable development and a critical component of the transition to a circular economy. Food systems address the issue of [...]Article
L. Battisti ; F. Larcher ; S. Grella ; N. Di Bartolo ; M. Devecchi |The Natura 2000 network is an ecological network covering the whole territory of the European Union to ensure the long-term maintenance of threatened or rare natural habitats and species of flora and fauna, including in metropolitan and rural ar[...]Article
Cet article interroge lévolution des récents rapport de force en Méditerranée du point de vue maritime. Les modèles de stabilité davant 2000 ont laissé place à des états de crise et de violence : lutte sans contrôle contre le terrorisme, mouve[...]Article
S. McGarraghy ; G. Olafsdottir ; R. Kazakov ; E. Huber ; W. Loveluck ; I.Y. Gudbrandsdottir ; L. Cechura ; G. Esposito ; A. Samoggia ; P.-M. Aubert ; D. Barling ; I. Duric ; T.J. Jaghdani ; M. Thakur ; N.M. Saviolidis ; S.G. Bogason |System dynamics and agent-based simulation modelling approaches have a potential as tools to evaluate the impact of policy related decision making in food value chains. The context is that a food value chain involves flows of multiple products, [...]Article
Pesticides are widely used to protect agricultural products from pests and diseases. Although a strict regulatory framework exists in the EU, concerns about pesticide residues in food are retained among consumers. This study represents the first[...]Article
Under the EU Common Agriculture Policy, only 11 of 19 sugar beet producing EU Member States provide coupled direct payments for sugar beet. This paper analyses the market effects of this uneven implementation of an agricultural policy instrument[...]Article
Agriculture has been identified as one of the main drivers of environmental degradation in the European Union (EU). It can have negative impacts on air, water, soil and biodiversity. The condition of agroecosystems is affected by soil degradatio[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
T. Berchoux ; F. Iadecola | 2022This manual provides key information and instructions on the application and use of the SHERPA Characterisation Tool for rural areas. The tool was developed to examine the characteristics of rural areas in the EU. It consists of an excel file pr[...]Article
The systematically strengthening role of emerging economies has become a factor strongly determining the overall trade policy of the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA), as well as their bilateral relations. One of the ini[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE (WFD) of 2000 was issued by the European Union (EU) to prevent water deterioration and promote its restoration. It introduced a water pricing policy in the agricultural sector that is based on a polluter[...]Article
V. Hermoso ; S.B. Carvalho ; S. Giakoumi ; D. Goldsborough ; S. Katsanevakis ; S. Leontiou ; V. Markantonatou ; B. Rumes ; I.N. Vogiatzakis ; K.L. Yates |The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt biodiversity loss and move towards sustainable development, focusing on restori[...]Article
D. Curzi ; M. Huysmans |The European Union protects over 1,000 Geographical Indications for distinctive regional foods such as Parma ham and Feta cheese. This paper tests whether external protection of Geographical Indications through trade agreements has increased exp[...]Article
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Keeping rural areas alive is a major objective of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) through the promotion of employment in the agri-food sector. Changing demographics on traditional EU farms challenge that objective.Article
EU income stabilization tool: potential impacts, financial sustainability and farmers risk aversion
The Income Stabilization Tool, a risk management scheme introduced within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 20142020, could help European Union farmers manage the income risks they face. This study assesses the potential impact of implementi[...]Article
Thirty years after their conception and adoption, European rural development policies are about to enter a new programming period, splitting away from the cohesion funds and showing, for the first time since the implementation of agricultural po[...]Article
Des négociations seraient bienvenues pour réduire les inégalités entre producteurs européens et importateurs face aux distorsions de concurrence en matière de produits phytosanitaires. Renforcement des protocoles sanitaires et ajustement des lim[...]Article
The periodic reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are announced each time by a strategic document in the form of a Communication by the European Commission (EC). The content of the last Communication differs from previous ones, which [...]Article
A. Cheptea ; M. Huchet ; L. Henry |We analyse how Brexit will affect European agrifood trade using a structural gravity model and by comparing the present deal to four alternative scenarios on the UKs trade policy. European Union (EU) countries will suffer marginal drops in impo[...]Article
Economics has been trying to understand market functioning for a long time. However, the neoclassical approach does not satisfy the understanding of the mechanisms that operate in the construction, stabilization, and transformation of markets. F[...]Article
J. Barreiro Hurlé ; M. Bogonos ; M. Himics ; J. Hristov ; I. Pérez Domínguez ; A. Sahoo ; G. Salputra ; F. Weiss ; E. Baldoni ; C. Elleby |Agricultural stakeholders have concerns regarding the potential impact of the Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity strategies on the agricultural sector. Several studies have been published recently trying to understand how these strategies would affec[...]Article
H. Guyomard ; Z. Bouamra Mechemache ; V. Chatellier ; L. Delaby ; C. Détang-Dessendre ; J.-L. Peyraud ; V. Réquillart |Le secteur de lélevage fait aujourdhui lobjet, notamment dans lUnion européenne, de nombreuses controverses liées à ses impacts sur le changement climatique, lenvironnement, la santé humaine et le bien-être animal. Après une analyse des ser[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Europe en formation (L'), n. 393 - Hiver 2021 - Priorités environnementales et gouvernance européenne : le Pacte vert européen et la pandémie de COVID-19
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The Covid-19 crisis has shed light on two structural problems that affect a large part of the European model of industrial fruit and vegetable production, mainly in Spain and Italy: excessive dependence on foreign labour and the appalling social[...]Article
J. Stubenrauch ; F. Ekardt ; K. Heyl ; B. Garske ; V.L. Schott ; S. Ober |Agricultural practices require a comprehensive transformation to preserve natural resources and secure high-quality food supply. Conventional and organic farming practices offer different pathways to further develop the sector. In particular, bl[...]Article
Due to the problems of the European rural environment, the European Union introduced territorial development strategies called the Leader Method (LEADER Initiatives and the now extinct PRODER Operational Programs implemented only in Spanish terr[...]Article
Le marché de la bio se restructure. La bio artisanale sefface au profit dune production à grande échelle et mondialisée. Les grands groupes de lagro-alimentaires sen emparent.Article
Les clauses miroirs qui permettraient de rendre les importations conformes aux normes écologiques européennes et protéger les agriculteurs font face à de nombreux écueils.Article
In the context of EU rural development policy, one of the proposed actions is the formation of Operational Groups (OGs). These OGs are part of the framework of the European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability ([...]Article
I. Ferto ; Z. Bakucs ; J. Falkowski |While the positive effect of economic integration on trade is commonly accepted, we still lack a proper understanding of the complex patterns behind this phenomenon. In particular, it is important to better understand how the structure of trade [...]Article
The study aims to explore the sources of competitiveness of dairy producers before and after the abolition of milk quotas in selected EU member states. The investigation is based on the stochastic frontier modelling of an input distance function[...]Article
Face au vieillissement des agriculteurs, la PAC post-2020 entend favoriser le renouvellement de la profession. Lattribution daides en fonction de la qualité des conditions de travail est une piste prometteuse pour soutenir lemploi.Article
A. Baselice ; M. Lombardi ; M. Prosperi ; A. Stasi ; A. Lopolito |The European Union promotes social innovation (SI) initiatives for the support of marginalised rural areas through rural and sustainable development policies. These are based on the engagement of local actors and the strengthening of their mutua[...]Article
C. Zarbà ; G. Chinnici ; G. La Via ; S. Bracco ; B. Pecorino ; M. D'Amico |In the transition from linear production systems, unsustainable from the point of view of resources, to a model that finds strength in environmental, social and economic sustainability, the circular economy paradigm is the foundation that facili[...]Article
LUnion européenne doit à la PAC de tenir un rang majeur dans le commerce mondial de denrées agroalimentaires. Une place qui lui confère de grandes responsabilités.Article
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of EU legislation in shaping innovation in cereal varieties. The research focuses on two fields of law and their relationship, i.e., intellectual property and agricultural law. More specifically, [...]Article
The food- and feed-value systems in the European Union are not protein self-sufficient. Despite the potential of legume-supported production systems to reduce the externalities caused by current cultivation practices (excessive use of N fertiliz[...]Article
The so-called European Migrant Crisis has been blamed on armed conflict and economic misery, particularly in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. Some have suggested that this process has been exacerbated by climate change and weather event[...]Article
The emphasis put on environmental issues of the European Union (EU) agricultural sector in the strategies like the European Green Deal, Biodiversity and Farm to fork strategy give new directions to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) changing t[...]Article
B. Grizzetti ; O. Vigiak ; A. Udias ; A. Aloe ; M. Zanni ; F. Bouraoui ; A. Pistocchi ; C. Dorati ; R. Friedland ; A. De Roo ; C. Benitez Sanz ; A. Leip ; M. Bielza |Intensive agriculture and densely populated areas represent major sources of nutrient pollution for European inland and coastal waters, altering the aquatic ecosystems and affecting their capacity to provide ecosystem services and support econom[...]Article
Z. Palkova ; M. Okenkova ; M. Harnicarova ; J. Valicek ; M. Gombar ; J. Dvorsky ; M. Behanovska ; M. Slaninova ; M. Reiskupova ; P. Vnucko |The European Union Quality policy promotes original and traditional agricultural and food products of high quality at the EU level. It aims at protecting the names of specific products to promote their unique characteristics, linked to their geo[...]Article
Voilà des décennies que lon annonce limminence dun pic de la production pétrolière (le fameux peak oil) sans pour autant que cette annonce ait suscité un investissement massif dans un changement de modèle énergétique. Pourtant, le peak oil a [...]Article
G.F. de Carvalho-Souza ; M.A. Torres ; C. Farias ; J.J. Acosta ; J. Tornero ; I. Sobrino ; F. Ramos ; M. Llope |Seafood is an essential source of protein globally. As its demand continues to rise, balancing food security and the health of marine ecosystems has become a pressing challenge. Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) has been adopted by the[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
EU rural review, n. 32 - July 2021 - Long-term Vision for rural areas
2021This edition of the EU Rural Review looks at the future of rural areas in digital, environmental and social terms, as well as in terms of resilience. The content builds on the outcomes of the ENRD work on the Long-Term Rural Vision and of Rural[...]Article
La politique étrangère turque a été marquée par une logique de confrontation qui a fait d'elle un acteur majeur de la région, mais qui, cependant, a contribué à l'accumulation de conflits.Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 2 - June 2021
2021Ce numéro a pour thème la Semaine de la vision rurale, une conférence interactive en ligne de cinq jours organisée pour associer les parties prenantes au processus délaboration dune Vision à long terme pour lavenir des zones rurales de lUE. [...]Article
Volatile prices and income uncertainties are major issues for farmers, leading to a demand for policies that mitigate such risks. However, the budgetary consequences of risk management schemes are uncertain due to their dependence on market pric[...]Article
Accompanied by steps towards market liberalisation, dairy farmers in the European Union have been confronted with increased price risk in recent years, which might affect their innovation behaviour. We examine technological change and technical [...]Article
There is an increasing awareness about the importance of the role that small food and beverage producers play in the socio-economic development in many countries. However, since they face many specific problems which create obstacles for their e[...]Article
After World War II, the European Union launched the Common Agricultural Policy. Since then, this programme has been adapting to the new economic and social realities that the European agricultural sector has been going through. Currently, a larg[...]Article
Both in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, the resilience of agri-food systems depends on the human ability to balance between socio-economic and ecological trade-offs. Recent ecosystem services literature acknowledges that smallholder farme[...]Article
The Middle East has witnessed major geopolitical shifts since 2011 that range from the growing influence of the Gulf states, the pivot to Africa of many of the regions countries and the new dynamics of global penetration, to the proliferation o[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 1 - May 2021
2021This edition focuses on how to communicate successfully about rural development projects, based on the NRN's work and the Rural Inspiration Awards. Articles by rural development stakeholders across Europe range from social farming to LEADER enha[...]Article
This study examines the integration of regional dairy markets in Poland, which is a major European dairy producing country. The analysis of prices is important, as many dairy farmers are members of dairy processing cooperatives, and their income[...]Article
The article describes and sets the definition of different farm models under the categories of being family, small, and large-scale commercial farms. The distinction was based on the structure of the workforce and the relationship between agricu[...]Article
A. de Ravignan ; L. Hutinet ; C. Vallet ; M. Jublin ; N. Nahapétian ; V. Grimault ; L. Clerc, illus. |Elles sont parfois microscopiques, parfois énormes. Elles portent des noms latins compliqués et se comptent en millions. Pour linstant, en tout cas. Car aujourdhui des espèces, animales ou végétales, disparaissent à une allure inédite sous la[...]Article
At the end of the 20th century, tourism was positioned as an activity capable of diversifying and reactivating the economies of European rural areas, which were experiencing problems of aging and population loss. One of the public initiatives th[...]Article
La Commission européenne veut fournir au secteur de lagriculture biologique les bons outils pour atteindre lobjectif de 25 % de terres agricoles dédiées à lhorizon 2030.Article
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EU rural review, n. 31 - May 2021 - Rural social economy
2021An economy that puts people and the planet first is highly relevant to rural areas, where it can improve access to basic services, create jobs and foster social inclusion while promoting the digital and green transition. This edition of the EU R[...]Article
The budget for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is 365bn (European Commission, 2018) for 20212027, with the majority allocated to farmers through direct payments. Given the economic vulnerability of many farm enterprises, and the concern a[...]Article
D. Bertolozzi-Caredio ; I. Bardaji ; A. Garrido ; R. Berry ; J. Bijttebier ; C. Gavrilescu ; H. Harizanova ; B. Jendrzejewski ; M.P.M. Meuwissen ; F. Ollendorf ; C. Pinsard ; J. Rommel ; S. Severini ; B. Soriano |The challenges faced by agricultural systems call for an advance in risk management (RM) assessments. This research identifies and discusses potential improvements to RM across 11 European Union (EU) farming systems (FS). The paper proposes a co[...]Article
M. Knickel ; S. Neuberger ; L. Klerkx ; K. Knickel ; G. Brunori ; H. Saatkamp |Existing research suggests that regions can develop their long-term competitive advantage through well-functioning interregional innovation cooperation. In this article, we use the example of innovation in small and medium-sized agri-food enterp[...]Article
H. Moschitz ; A. Muller ; U. Kretzschmar ; L. Haller ; M. de Porras ; C. Pfeifer ; B. Oehen ; H. Willer ; H. Stolz |The European Commission's Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy sets ambitious targets to transform the whole food system towards greater sustainability, but we are critical about its strong focus on technical innovations while neglecting the social and s[...]Article
Food businesses in the European Union are preparing for a carbon-neutral future by gradually transitioning to a circular way of operating. Building upon results from the EU REFRESH project, we consider the most valuable food processing by-stream[...]Article
P. Borawski ; M.B. Borawski ; A. Parzonko ; L. Wicki ; T. Rokicki ; A. Perkowska ; J.W. Dunn |Organic milk production is an environmentally friendly production system based on local forage and a ban on using chemical fertilizers and certain other rules. Organic milk is considered to be healthier and is gaining attention worldwide. The ma[...]Article
The poor generational renewal has been identified as a key issue for the EU policy that undermines the restructuring of the agricultural sector and the revitalisation of rural areas. The start-up aid for young farmers is one of the main EU-drive[...]Article
M. Constantin ; I.D. Radulescu ; J.V. Andrei ; L. Chivu ; V. Erokhin ; T. Gao |European agriculture is the result and experiences of a numerous and md determinant reforms during last period of time. Labor productivity and green gas emissions represents two major turning points in analyzing the Common Agricultural Policy ev[...]Article
The association of farmers as a model of sustainable rural development is a significant factor in the rapid development of agriculture and the improvement of the position of agricultural producers. The economic importance of cooperatives in the [...]Article
The subject of this research is cattle breeding with a focus on the production of cows milk in the Republic of Serbia. The main goal is to analyze the state and trends of cows milk production in Serbia during the last ten years in relation to [...]Article
Contributing to the ongoing debate on the future of European agriculture and rural areas, the study states that, in the light of the present historical contingency, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will need to support the reconciliation bet[...]Article
T. Fidélis ; A.S. Cardoso ; F. Riazi ; A.C. Miranda ; J. Abrantes ; F. Teles ; P.C. Roebeling |Following the challenges of the European Union (EU), member states have adopted circular economy (CE) plans and strategies, with objectives and measures to foster circularity. Although the concept of CE refers to various natural resources such a[...]Article
As agri-food markets become increasingly specialized, governments are provoked to provide these products legal support to protect their supply and trade sources. After several treaties, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ([...]Article
Today, a model for an eco-friendly agricultural sector represents a necessity. Organic agriculture is a production system that tries to reach this goal. European programs encourage farmers into being more environmentally conscious: the funds for[...]Article
The papers main aim is to assess the measures implemented within the Rural Development Program (RDP) 20072013 in Poland. This programme is dedicated to the diversification of business activities in rural areas and rural livelihood and, thus, t[...]Article
In the European Union (EU) context, regulatory instruments and incentive schemes targeting individual farms remain the main policy instruments implemented to control diffuse pollution from agriculture. Yet, collective approaches to policy implem[...]Article
Agroecology can be considered an approach to farming and food systems which integrates the use of ecological principles and biological cycles methods of the traditional systems to the design and management of sustainable agriculture. Despite som[...]Article
C. Matthews ; F. Moran ; A.K. Jaiswal |In 2018, European Union adopted a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy as a part of their action plan for a circular economy. Sustainability is the underlying motivation behind the plastics strategy with a goal of addressing how [...]Article
Policymakers often assume that farmers with pro-environmental behavior are more likely to follow proper pesticide practices and thus, in order to improve the safety of their pesticide practices, they implement strategies and programs designed to[...]Article
This article seeks to highlight the performance of the farm sector in the main EU countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom). Based on the productivity surplus account method (PSAM), our performance analysi[...]Ouvrage
L'histoire économique, ce nouveau champ d'étude ouvert en Tunisie par le colloque dont les actes sont ici publiés, permet d'analyser l'évolution des activités économiques au fil du temps, et de comprendre les décisions prises par le politique en[...]Série
The focus of this Survey emerged from the conjunction of the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, the new challenges arising from the pandemic and the new European Union (EU) financial framework for 2021-27, which created a momentum for lo[...]Article
R. Bucea-Manea-Tonis ; O.M. Dourado Martins ; D. Ilic ; M. Belous ; R. Bucea-Manea-Tonis ; C. Braicu ; V.-E. Simion |Green Public Procurement (GPP) became an efficient instrument to achieve the objectives of environmental policy expressed by the European Commission in its Communications. At the same time, it must be addressed by the public authorities as a com[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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The European Union bioeconomy strategy seeks to unlock the potential of circular economy and to strengthen and deploy local bioeconomies rapidly. The decentralization of waste management can be a coherent supporting mechanism for achieving long-[...]Article
El objetivo de este artículo es examinar las propuestas agrícolas y financieras presentadas en 2018 al tiempo que se identifican sus principales hilos conductores y singularidades. El análisis incluye los cambios efectuados por la Comisión en 20[...]Article
Various drivers behind the adoption of environmentally friendly practices have been investigated at the farm level in the literature, e.g., farmers motivations and attitudes, farms structure, and management or policies. Yet, the way in which q[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 2 - December 2020
2020This edition focuses on the link between environment, the new CAP and the European Green Deal and brings the finalists of the Rural Inspiration Awards 2020 back into the spotlight. Rural development stakeholders share their views on, among other[...]Article
B. Matkovski ; D. Dokic ; S. Zekic ; Z. Jurjevic |The right to food is a fundamental one, and the optimization between human needs and available resources is a challenge in all countries. The main goal of this study is to find the factors that determine food security and to determine the level [...]Article
The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and with it the EU wine policy, is experiencing a reform process, started in 2018, in order to address ambitious environmental and social objectives, in conjunction with the goal of a competitive agricult[...]Article
Governing the second deep transition towards a circular economy: how rules emerge, align and diffuse
F. Kern ; H. Sharp ; S. Hachmann |The recently developed Deep Transitions framework has so far been mainly used to explore the first deep transition towards industrial modernity. This paper looks at a potential second deep transition towards a circular economy, which is hoped to[...]Article
The response of the global food system to the Covid-19 crisis demonstrated not just its capacity to prevent a health crisis turning into a food crisis, but also highlighted deep divisions around the manner in which food security and climate acti[...]Article
The preservation of biodiversity, improving human health and the development of rural areas through organic farming are among the main aims of EU and worldwide agricultural policies. This paper discusses influential factors and the dynamics of d[...]Article
A.F. Fieldsend ; E. Cronin ; E. Varga ; S. Biro ; E. Rogge |Innovation rests not only on discovery but also on cooperation and interactive learning. In agriculture, forestry and related sectors, multi-actor partnerships for co-innovation occur in many forms, from international projects to informal act[...]Article
LUnion vise la cible zéro émission carbone en 2050. Cette orientation, qui pèse peu à léchelle du Monde, impacte beaucoup les équilibres socio-économiques des États membres. LUE, nétant pas dotée des compétences fiscales et sociales permetta[...]Article
Dans un contexte de déficits hydriques récurrents, lirrigation raisonnée des vignes a été mise en avant comme une solution adaptée pour régulariser la production (en volume et en qualité) et préserver de façon durable loutil de production. Dan[...]Article
La Política Común Pesquera (PCP) se enfrenta a tres grandes retos: el de la preservación y conservación de los recursos; el del modelo de gestión de los recursos y sus mecanismos de control; y, finalmente, el de la viabilidad del sector de la p[...]Article
H. Mitter ; A.-K. Techen ; F. Sinabell ; K. Helming ; E. Schmid ; B.L. Bodirsky ; I. Holman ; K. Kok ; H. Lehtonen ; A. Leip ; C. Le Mouël ; E. Mathijs ; B. Mehdi ; K. Mittenzwei ; O. Mora ; K. Øistad ; L. Øygarden ; J.A. Priess ; P. Reidsma ; R. Schaldach ; M. Schönhart |Scenarios describe plausible and internally consistent views of the future. They can be used by scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurs to explore the challenges of global environmental change given an appropriate level of spatial and sectora[...]Article
This paper analyzes the causes and effects of the COVID-19 crisis, with a specific focus on the food system. Food consumption and production has not only been impacted by the crisis, but it may have also contributed to causing the pandemic. Afte[...]Article
J. Dwyer ; J. Dwyer ; C. Short ; M. Berriet-Solliec ; C. Déprès ; F.-G. Lataste ; K. Hart ; J. Prazan |In recent decades, various public policies have targeted agriculture and forestry's relationship with environmental protection and management. Among environmental policy communities the approach is increasingly framed through the theoretical con[...]Article
Considering the existing world population, set of environmental impacts, and predicted changes in dietary trends, one can expect that, in the coming decades, food security will remain high on the list of sustainability concerns. In relation to t[...]Article
As a result of the growing awareness of the need to prevent food waste, several initiatives have been launched in the last few years to reduce food waste generated across the food supply chain. However, the evaluation of food waste prevention in[...]Article
Les États-Unis ont, depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, imposé leur imperium au monde occidental, voire à la planète, usant intelligemment de la crainte inspirée par le pouvoir soviétique et profitant de leffondrement des empires europ[...]Article
This paper analyzes past experiences and examples of good practice in the development of rural tourism, with particular reference to the potential of Serbia. The aim of this paper is multiple. Given that rural areas in Serbia face significant ec[...]Article
La nouvelle Commission européenne entrée en fonction fin 2019 a rapidement manifesté lambition de renforcer le rôle géopolitique de lUnion. Dans le contexte du Brexit, face aux résurgences de rivalité entre les États-Unis et la Russie, et aux [...]Article
Aim of study: How are successful applications for quality labels for food and agricultural products written? This research aims to answer this question through the study of the applications for three quality labels within the EU Scheme for Agric[...]Article
Sustainable food systems are high on the political and research agendas. One of the three pillars of sustainability is environmental sustainability. We argue that, when defining related policies, such as policies under the European Green Deal, b[...]Article
No one would dispute that agricultural systems and food diets are not sustainable from an environmental and health point of view, and that increasing their sustainability must be a major objective of farm and food policies. Simultaneously, clima[...]Article
P. Reidsma ; M.P.M. Meuwissen ; F. Accatino ; F. Appel ; I. Bardaji ; I. Coopmans ; C. Gavrilescu ; F. Heinrich ; V. Krupin ; G. Manevska-Tasevska ; M. Peneva ; J. Rommel ; S. Severini ; B. Soriano ; J. Urquhart ; K. Zawalinska ; W. Paas |An increasing variety of stresses and shocks provides challenges and opportunities for EU farming systems. This article presents findings of a participatory assessment on the sustainability and resilience of eleven EU farming systems, to inform [...]Article
Farm succession is a key policy concern of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and the European Commission's proposals for the future. This article uses the agent‐based model AgriPoliS to study the effects of the availability of potential [...]Article
I. Coopmans ; J. Dessein ; F. Accatino ; F. Antonioli ; C. Gavrilescu ; P. Gradziuk ; G. Manevska-Tasevska ; M.P.M. Meuwissen ; M. Peneva ; B. Soriano ; J. Urquhart ; E. Wauters |Sufficient generational renewal is an important contributor to resilient farming systems but across the EU there is widespread concern over the so‐called young farmer problem. This article recommends several policy areas to support gener[...]Article
The aim of the paper is to recognize the level of employment and gross value added (GVA) in agriculture in relation to the other sectors of the European Union economy. The following research tasks were formulated: analysis of employment levels a[...]Article
C. Antier ; P. Kudsk ; X. Reboud ; L. Ulber ; P.V. Baret ; A. Messéan |Monitoring pesticide use is essential for assessing farming practices and the risks associated with the use of pesticides. Currently, there are neither consolidated, public data available on glyphosate use in Europe, nor a standardized categoriz[...]Article
The paper aims to investigate short sea shipping services as a competitive, sustainable freight transport system which is able to respond to economic, social and environmental needs. An assessment methodology is proposed which considers an aggre[...]Article
L'UE a activé des outils limités pour juguler les conséquences de la crise sanitaire sans renoncer au paradigme de l'abandon de la gestion des marchés.Article
La contribution propose une analyse géographique de lapplication du programme européen LEADER (Liaisons Entre Actions de Développement de lEconomie Rurale), en tant que dispositif de politique publique destiné à favoriser le développement terr[...]Article
Aim of this paper is to deep into relationships among Spatial Planning, Territorial Cohesion (as goal and policy) and values behind the EU Project. EU territories, cultures and histories, can play a very distinctive role in order to re-positioni[...]Article
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For the last ten years, Social farming (SF) has become an innovative practice able to connect multifunctional agriculture and novel social services for urban and rural areas in Italy and the EU. By looking at the experience from Italy, it is pos[...]Article
C. Rega ; C. Short ; M. Pérez-Soba ; M.-L. Paracchini |With agricultural areas covering almost half of European land, proper management of agro-ecosystems is key to achieve the European Unions environmental and climate objectives. This requires spatially explicit methods and indicators. We develope[...]Article
The paper investigates how food safety investment decisions are affected on the one hand by laws and on the other by firms economic and organizational drivers. The paper shares findings from an empirical study that considers investments in HACC[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 1 - May 2020
2020This edition focuses on good practices in the use of EAFRD funding and gives an overview of different approaches to the collection and dissemination of EAFRD-funded projects at the national level. Rural development stakeholders share their persp[...]Article
Over the last 30 years, the European Union has significantly reformed its Common Agricultural Policy by introducing direct payments to farmers and reducing price support levels. While the European agricultural prices become more volatile, all ec[...]Article
Plastic production and consumption around the world have seen a rapid increase since the end of World War II, with an expected peak in the next 20 years. Agriculture is among the causes of this due to its intensive farming practices and the use [...]Article
The European Union is working towards reducing food waste of 30% by 2025. A pyramid of priorities to manage the food waste reduction is set by the Directive 2008/98/EC, where prevention is the first action to be implemented by the Member States.[...]Article
In recent years, farmers and policymakers have faced ample challenges and have struggled to support the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Sustainable agriculture encompasses multiple concepts, and its performance produces extensive deba[...]Article
The dehesa is the most widespread agroforestry system within the European Union and provides an important set of provisioning, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services. However, these systems have been in decline for a number of years, to a g[...]Article
Agriculture is a major source of environmental pressure worldwide. At the same time, most countries support the farming sector through a variety of policy instruments. This article discusses the impact of agricultural policies on environmental p[...]Article
Participants in agricultural land markets require comprehensive statistics in order to make informed decisions in relation to agricultural land and the associated production. The publication of such data supports land mobility, the competitivene[...]Article
F. Pagliacci ; E. Defrancesco ; D. Mozzato ; L. Bortolini ; A. Pezzuolo ; F. Pirotti ; E. Pisani ; P. Gatto |The EU rural development policy has addressed challenges related to climate change in agriculture by introducing public voluntary schemes, which financially support the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. Several factors, most of w[...]Article
Dans notre étude, nous évaluons quantitativement limpact de lachèvement de la zone de libre-échange entre lAlgérie et lUnion européenne prévue pour 2020, sur léconomie algérienne à travers la construction dun modèle déquilibre général cal[...]Article
Cet article examine les avantages et les inconvénients de lintégration dun petit pays dans un grand espace économique. Il tente danalyser les gains et les pertes des accords dintégration commerciale établis entre la Tunisie et lUnion europé[...]Article
Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) between businesses in the food supply chain have a significant impact on the various stakeholders involved, and on the environment. So far, no attempt has been made at the Member State level for the identification[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
EU rural review, n. 29 - March 2020 - LEADER Achievements
2020LEADER is one of the longest standing, most successful and popular European-wide initiatives. This EU Rural Review explores how the seven LEADER principles are interpreted today by people who have been deeply involved with implementing LEADER in[...]Article
V. Chable ; E. Nuijten ; A. Costanzo ; I. Goldringer ; R. Bocci ; B. Oehen ; F. Rey ; D. Fasoula ; J. Feher ; M. Keskitalo ; B. Koller ; M. Omirou ; P. Mendes-Moreira ; G. van Frank ; A.K. Naino Jika ; M. Thomas ; A. Rossi |Agroecology calls for a global approach, integrating scientific, practical, and advocacy dimensions, to redesign agricultural systems based on ecological and socio-cultural processes and emphasizing biodiversity. This review is grounded on the r[...]Article
We quantitatively assess the impacts of re‐allocating budgetary resources within Pillar 1 of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from direct income support to a direct greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction subsidy for EU farmers. The analys[...]Série
The COVID-19 pandemic not only conditions the Mediterranean regions evolution, but also affects all areas of its society, across the board. That's why the Yearbook devotes its Dossier to analysing the perspectives of Euromed relations in times [...]Article
O. Englund ; P. Börjesson ; G. Berndes ; N. Scarlat ; J.-F. Dallemand ; B. Grizzetti ; I. Dimitriou ; B. Mola-Yudego ; F. Fahl |Society faces the double challenge of increasing biomass production to meet the future demands for food, materials and bioenergy, while addressing negative impacts of current (and future) land use. In the discourse, land use change (LUC) has oft[...]Série
S. Abis, dir. ; M. Brun, dir. | Paris [France] : Club Déméter | Déméter : Economie et Stratégies Agricoles, ISSN 1166-2115 | 2020Lagriculture, lalimentation et les mondes ruraux sont au cur des grandes questions géostratégiques et sociétales. Produire et se nourrir déterminent, en effet, les dynamiques de sécurité collective et de développement humain. La complexité de[...]Série
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The focus of the 2019 Euromed Survey emerged from our assessment that the human dimension must be (re)placed centre-stage of Euro-Mediterranean relations. Civil society is a key dimension in this regard, and its role and potential are addressed [...]Ouvrage
F. Gervais, coord. ; E. Venin, coord. ; L. Arzumanyan, collab. ; P. Blesbois, collab. ; E. Guillermain, collab. ; U. Mayrhofer ; M.B. Meurier, collab. ; D. Parker, collab. ; G.A. Soathan, collab. ; S. Varet, collab. ; F. Wagenhausen, collab. | Paris [France] : Foucher | 2020Le lecteur y trouvera également des outils qui lui permettront de gérer efficacement les opérations de commerce international compte tenu des évolutions récentes introduites par les nouvelles technologies de linformation et de la communication.[...]Article
P. Borawski ; A. Pawlewicz ; A. Parzonko ; J.K. Harper ; L. Holden |The milk market in the European Union (EU) is adjusting rapidly to the removal of dairy quotas. The most important changes include increased milk yield per cow, increased total milk production, decreased number of cows, and the decreased milk co[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
S. Féret ; T. Berchoux ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; T. Abdelhakim ; E. Slätmo, collab. ; O. Chartier, collab. ; E. Nieto, collab. ; D. Miller, collab. | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | 2020This deliverable D3.2 aims at compiling the existing data, knowledge and policy framework on rural in the EU, so to provide an operational framework for SHERPA multi-actor platforms (MAPs) when they come at describing rural trends, challenges an[...]Communication à un Congrès (avec Actes)
I. Herzon ; M. Puig de Morales ; D. Gaki ; Y. Kazakova ; J. Moran ; T. Pinto-Correia ; M. Jitea ; G. Vlahos ; I. Faraslis ; M. Ljung | 2020A thematic network called HNV-Link (High Nature Value Farming: Learning, Innovation and Knowledge) was launched under Horizon 2020 in 2016. It brought together 13 research, advisory, regional administration organizations, farmer, LEADER and othe[...]