DeBoe G., Deconinck K., Henderson B., Lankoshi J. (2020). Reforming agricultural policies will help to improve environmental performance. Eurochoices, 01/04/2020, vol. 19, n. 1, p. 30-35.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12247
https://doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12247
Titre : | Reforming agricultural policies will help to improve environmental performance (2020) |
Auteurs : | G. DeBoe ; K. Deconinck ; B. Henderson ; J. Lankoshi |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Eurochoices (vol. 19, n. 1, April 2020) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 30-35 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais ; Français ; Allemand |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.2 - Politique AgricoleThésaurus IAMM POLITIQUE AGRICOLE ; PERFORMANCE ENVIRONNEMENTALE ; REFORME ; AGRICULTURE ; IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ; MOYEN DE PRODUCTION AGRICOLE ; DECOUPLAGE DES AIDES AGRICOLES ; DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ; POLITIQUE PUBLIQUE ; UNION EUROPEENNE |
Résumé : | 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 performance. The available evidence as well as modelling studies undertaken at the OECD show that the way in which agricultural support is provided affects its environmental impact. Support coupled to production or input use is particularly harmful for the environment, while other instruments such as largely decoupled payments, which do not depend on current production choices, are among the least environmentally harmful forms of support. Yet the most environmentally harmful instruments remain widely used, although less so in the EU . Policies should therefore be reoriented towards more decoupled forms of support a reform which would pay a double dividend in terms of both improved economic efficiency and environmental performance. This would reduce the environmental harm created by agricultural activities, but additional policy measures are needed to address the remaining environmental externalities both in providing public goods and reducing environmental damage that are not reflected in prices received or paid by farmers. Policymakers also have an important role to play in designing policies that can be effectively monitored and evaluated in terms of both their economic and environmental consequences. |
Cote : | Demander à l'accueil |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12247 |