EU agricultural policy covers a wide range of areas, including food quality, traceability, trade and promotion of EU farm products. The EU financially supports its farmers and encourages sustainable and eco-friendly practices, while also investing in the development of rural areas.
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The Food for Europe Podcasts; European Commission
Agrifood Podcasts; EURACTIV
EU agricultural policy and climate change; European Parliamentary Research Service; EPRS Policy Podcast; 2020; 5:58
Development of organic production in the EU: 2021-2027 action plan; European Parliamentary Research Service; EPRS Policy Podcast; 2021; 6:02
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives [whose] goal is to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being for all. [...]
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
[A] specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and nature.
Statistics Agriculture; Eurostat
EU country agriculture statistical factsheets; European Commission; 2021
Agri-food Data Portal; European Commission
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) - European Union; World Bank Group; 2022
Food and agriculture data; FAOSTAT
Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics — 2020 edition by
Agriculture, forestry and fi shery statistics provides a selection of recent, topical data. Information is presented for the European Union (EU) and its Member States, and is supplemented (when available) with data for the United Kingdom, EFTA members, candidate countries to the EU and potential candidates. This publication aims to cover some of the most popular data within the domain of agriculture, forestry and fi shery statistics as well as some of the wider food chain. It may be viewed as an introduction to European statistics in this area and provides a starting point for those who wish to explore the broad range of data that are freely available on Eurostat’s website.
Would Renationalisation and Co-financing of the Common Agricultural Policy Be Justified?; Ákos Kengyel; Intereconomics; 2022; Volume 57; pp. 113-119
During the past decades several attempts have been made to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The article analyses the possible new directions of CAP implementation and financing of the CAP. [...] The author analyses the changes in light of the new regulatory frameworks to be implemented from 2023.
A New Approach on Making European Agriculture More Efficient under Uncertainty Conditions; Romeo Victor Ionescu, Monica Laura Zlati, Valentin Marian Antohi; Agronomy; 2022; Volume 12; Issue 10; 2559
Agriculture is a strategic sector of the European economy in the current economic, social, climatic, and geo-political conditions generated by global crisis and the war in Ukraine. The main objective of the research is to quantify the vulnerabilities of EU agricultural evolution and to assess the opportunities for development through the building of a scoreboard of viable agricultural development solutions in line with the needs expressed in the current unfavourable context. [...]
How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts; Guy Pe'er et al.; Conservation Letters; 2022; Volume 15; Issue 6; e12901
The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has not halted farmland biodiversity loss. The CAP post-2023 has a new ‘‘Green Architecture,’’ including the new ‘‘Eco-scheme’’ instrument. How can this new Green Architecture help tackle the biodiversity crisis? [...]
Good Practices in Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to Support the European Green Deal – A Perspective on the Consumption of Pesticides and Fertilizers; Alina Petronela Alexoaei et al; Amfiteatru Economic; 2022; Volume 24; Issue 60; pp. 525-545
Against the background of the goals of the European Green Deal to reduce the use of pesticides by 50% and fertilizers by 20% by 2030, the current analysis aims to: (1) identify key economic, institutional, and legislative levers that can play an important role in the agricultural specialization of the EU according to the European Green Deal and the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; (2) analyze representative variables of the European agricultural environment during the 2000-2019 period concerning the alignment of Member States with the objectives of the Green Deal and the overall performance of the agricultural sector; (3) present a set of good practices to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides in agricultural systems based on the documentation of the impact of these substances on human health and the environment. [...]
Scenarios for European agricultural policymaking in the era of digitalisation; Melf-Hinrich Ehlers et al.; Agricultural Systems; 2022; Volume 196; 103318
Digitalisation affects the agri-food sector and its governance. However, what digitalisation of the sector will imply for future agricultural policymaking remains unclear. The objective of the study is to develop and evaluate explorative scenarios of digitalisation in the agri-food sector of Europe that are explicitly relevant to agricultural policy. The study aims to provide guidance for strategic development of agricultural policy to address the potentials, uncertainties and unknowns arising with digitalisation of the sector. [...]
Do different types of Common Agricultural Policy subsidies promote farm employment?; Štefan Bojnec, Imre Fertő; Land Use Policy; 2022; Volume 112; 105823
This paper investigates the impact of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies on farm employment in Hungary and Slovenia. [...] A strong link between main type of farm employment, different types of CAP subsidies and farm size suggests on the importance of CAP subsidies for maintaining of farm employment and job creation for young and unemployed, and land use policy. [...]
Disconnecting agricultural workers’ exploitation from migration policies: a trend towards a business and human rights approach in the European Union; Elena Corcione; European Law Open; 2022; Volume 1; Issue 3; pp. 699-710
[...] Building on international standards on business and human rights, the aim of this contribution is to propose a more holistic view of the phenomenon workers exploitation in agriculture. Recent European policies seem to have understood this need, calling enterprises and farmers to bear their responsibility by introducing an accountability discourse for the agribusiness and the food supply chain, either indirectly or directly. The new social conditionality clause in the Common Agricultural Policy, the Directive on Unfair Practices in Agriculture and the recent Commission proposal for a Directive on mandatory human rights due diligence should therefore be read in conjunction with major developments in international law that call for the responsibility of powerful private actors operating in agri-food sector.
Technical change and the Common Agricultural Policy; Amr Khafagy, Mauro Vigan; Food Policy; 2022; Volume 109; 102267
This paper adopts an alternative method for the analysis of the CAP’s impact on farms’ productivity based on a system of equations derived from a non-nested three-factors CES production function. With this method, we estimate the elasticity of substitution between labour, capital, and land in the EU agricultural sector, the magnitude and direction of technical change, and the impact of the CAP subsidies. [...]
Towards Green Agriculture and Sustainable Development: Pro-Environmental Activity of Farms under the Common Agricultural Policy; Roman Rudnicki et al.; Energies; 2023; Volume 16; Issue 4; 1770
Growing environmental and climate problems in the contemporary world necessitate the search for efficient solutions, including changes in agriculture, which has been reflected in the new package of reforms of the EU climate policy, called the European Green Deal (the EGD). Agriculture and rural areas play an essential role in the attainment of the EGD goals, and one of the prerequisites for an effective implementation of the EGD assumptions is to recognize the mechanism underlying the activity of agricultural farms in the scope of pro-environmental measures implemented under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This article presents an endeavour to make a multidimensional evaluation of the spatial diversification in such activities, using Polish farms as an example. [...]
The potential of European abandoned agricultural lands to contribute to the Green Deal objectives: Policy perspectives; Catherine M.J. Fayet et al.; Environmental Science and Policy; 2022; Volume 133; pp. 44-53
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 required. [...]. This paper reviews the role of abandoned lands in European Union (EU) policies linked to the Green Deal. [...] According to experts, landowners perceive the EU Common Agriculture Policy as the most influential to drive abandonment trajectories and support (or hinder) opportunities for re-management. [...]
Land Policy for Rural Development in the European Union and its Impact on Access to Land; Willem K. Korthals Altes; European Countryside; 2022; Volume 14; Issue 4; pp. 658-674
The concentration of farmland has potentially a negative impact on planning for local rural development as it impedes access to land for other rural initiatives. Land policies in the European Union aiming to reserve lands for local communities are constrained by principles of the EU single market [...]. This paper reviews and analysis this issue in relation to the planning for rural communities.
Carbon-neutral farming solutions in rice farming systems in Europe; Stefano Monaco et al.
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Climate Neutral and Resilient Farming Systems: Practical Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation by Agricultural markets and policies in Turkey and the European Union; Harald Grethe
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Effects of Including Agricultural Products in the Customs Union Between Turkey and the EU by The Special Status of Agriculture: Why is the CAP an exceptional policy?; Sarah Martin, Lara Fornabaio; Client Earth; Client Earth Memo; 2021
Environmental and climate assessments of CAP Strategic Plans; Estelle Midler et al.; Institute for European Environmental Policy; IEEP Briefing; 2023
New CAP unpacked and unfit – Joint report on CAP Strategic Plans; Tatiana Nemcová et al.; European Environmental Bureau; EEB, BirdLife Europe and NABU Report; 2022
Evaluation of support for organic farming in draft CAP Strategic Plans (2023-2027); IFOAM Organics Europe; IFOAM Organics Europe Report; 2022
More farmers, better food: Why and how to put small-scale sustainable producers at the core of the new CAP; Chris Chancellor; European Coordination Via Campesina; Nyéléni Europe & Central Asia Policy Report; 2019
The future of farming in the EU; Eurogroup for Animals; Eurogroup for Animals Position Paper; 2023
Agriculture and Food: From Farm to Fork: Towards a Resilient and Sustainable Post-Pandemic Recovery; Giulia Meloni, Jane Arroyo, Chiara Del Giovane; Centre for European Policy Studies; CEPS Report; 2021
Climate Change and Food Insecurity: Unleashing the Promise and Potential of Agroecology in the Mediterranean; Andrea Di Bernardo; Istituto Affari Internazionali; IAI Commentary 22|58; 2022
How much longer will we continue to feed a broken food system?; Faustine Bas-Defossez; Friends of Europe; Friends of Europe Publication; 2022
The power imbalances in agri-food supply chains: how policymakers can reinforce sustainability and labour standards; Giulia Laganà; Friends of Europe; Friends of Europe Publication; 2022
Growing the future: Enhancing the attractiveness of agricultural work; Mattia Di Salvo et al.; Centre for European Policy Studies; CEPS Report; 2022
The common agricultural policy at 60: A growing role and influence for the European Parliament; Dylan Bradley et al.; EPRS Study; October 2022
This study explains the historical evolution of the common agricultural policy (CAP), established in 1962. It sheds light on the European Parliament's role in shaping the CAP, initially under the consultation procedure (until 2009) and, since the Lisbon Treaty, under the ordinary legislative procedure (OLP). [...] In particular, this paper examines how the Parliament's status as co-legislator has influenced the design of the CAP and provides some recommendations as to how Parliament could maximise its influence in future reforms.
CAP strategic plans; Rachele Rossi; EPRS Briefing; December 2021
The Commission's legislative proposals on the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) were published on 1 June 2018. [...] The proposal for a regulation on CAP strategic plans introduces a new delivery model, described by the Commission as a fundamental shift in the CAP, involving a move from compliance towards results and performance. It includes a new distribution of responsibilities between the EU and Member States. [...]
Comparative analysis of the CAP Strategic Plans and their effective contribution to the achievement of the EU objectives; Arndt Münch et al.; IPOL Study; June 2023
This study provides a comparative assessment of the 28 Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plans of the EU Member States. [...] The study provides a first evaluation of the relevance of the Strategic Plans and their contribution to the objectives of the European Green Deal. It concludes with an overall analysis of the added value of the new delivery model and a set of policy recommendations.
CAP Amending Regulation (CMO): Amending regulations on the CMO for agricultural products, quality schemes and measures for remote regions; Beata Rojek; EPRS Briefing; December 2021
[...] Put forward on 1 June 2018, the 'CAP reform package' was [...] adopted in December 2021. One of these regulations, the Amending Regulation, introduces changes to rules governing the common market organisation (CMO) in agricultural products (including the rules on wine), the EU quality schemes (geographical indications) and the support measures for remote regions. The aim is to equip agricultural markets and support measures to face new challenges, update provisions, simplify procedures and ensure consistency with other regulations on the future CAP. [...]
CAP horizontal regulation: Financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy for 2023-2027; Rachele Rossi; EPRS Briefing; December 2021
[T]he European Commission put forward a new set of regulations to shape the future EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on 1 June 2018. The proposal for a regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP provides the legislative framework for adapting the financing, management and monitoring rules to a new CAP delivery model. This seeks to achieve more subsidiarity and simplification, with greater responsibility given to Member States, a shift from ensuring single transaction compliance to monitoring system performance in each Member State, and reduced 'red tape', among other things. [...]
Governance: the reform process of the CAP post 2020 seen from an inter-institutional angle; Haris Martinos et al.; IPOL Study; November 2022
Τhis study examines the inter-institutional dynamics of the post-2020 CAP reform (European Parliament - Council - Commission), provides an analysis of the dynamics and the outcome of the reform process seen from a governance angle and makes recommendations on the role of Parliament in future CAP reforms and mid-term reviews.
Farm certification schemes for sustainable agriculture - State of play and overview in the EU and key global producing countries, concepts and methods; Tanguy Chever et al.; IPOL Study; August 2022
This study presents the concepts and methods of farm certification schemes and provides information on the main existing schemes in the EU and in third countries. It analyses how these schemes can help the EU reach its sustainability objectives in the farming sector and be instrumental in the implementation and monitoring of the related CAP instruments during the upcoming programming period.
The Future of the European Farming Model: Socio-economic and territorial implications of the decline in the number of farms and farmers in the EU; Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen et al.; IPOL Study; February 2022
This study provides an overview of the effect of the decline in the number of farms across the EU on the European farming model (EFM), which is built around the notion of multifunctionality and provision of public goods by agriculture. [...]
The impact of extreme climate events on agricultural production in the European Union; Alice Devot et al.; IPOL Study; April 2023
The study aims, first, to provide [...] an overview of the challenges faced by the agricultural sector regarding the evolution of climate extreme events in the European Union. Then, the study highlights existing solutions to help farmers mitigate the effects of extreme weather events and recover from climate-related disasters. Finally, it analyses existing policy instruments supporting these solutions, including those promoted by Member States under the new CAP programming (2022-2027).
Agricultural potential in carbon sequestration Humus content of land used for agriculture and CO2 storage in soil; Pilar Andrés et al.; IPOL Study; June 2022
To reach the climate neutrality envisaged in the Green Deal by 2050, reducing agricultural GHG emissions is not enough, and efforts to implement large scale carbon sequestration in European agricultural soils will be necessary. The renewed CAP includes improvements in environmental conditionality and foresees eco-schemes and agri-environmental measures that can help achieve this goal. [...]
European Union beef sector: Main features, challenges and prospects; Claudia Vinci; EPRS Briefing; October 2022
[...] In recent years, threats other than the opening of new markets have been putting pressure on EU beef producers. These include the declining consumption of red meat, citizens' concerns about environmental impact, climate change and animal welfare, and low farm incomes. The EU's common agricultural policy offers a wide range of instruments to support farmers and address market changes. [...]
The future of crop protection in Europe; Johan Bremmer, Marleen Riemens, Machiel Reinders; EPRS Study; February 2021
The overall objective of the future of crop protection project is to present an overview of crop protection options for European farmers to enable them to work sustainably while securing food production, preserving biodiversity and supporting farmers' incomes. The policy options proposed are based on an assessment of current and emerging crop protection practices and their impact on the common agricultural policy (CAP) objectives. [...]
Migrant seasonal workers in the European agricultural sector; Marie-Laure Augère-Granier; EPRS Briefing; February 2021
[...] The reality of seasonal agricultural work is a harsh one, with generally poor working and living conditions. [...] Reacting to this situation, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the protection of seasonal workers in June 2020, calling on Member States to ensure proper implementation of the relevant EU legislation and on the European Commission to issue new specific guidelines and propose long-term solutions to fight abusive practices and protect victims. In July 2020, the Commission responded to this call by issuing new guidelines on the protection of seasonal workers in the context of the pandemic, announcing further action, including ongoing work with the European Labour Authority.
Fact Sheets on the European Union - The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
More from European Parliament Think Tank on Agricultural Policies
Legislative Train: Proposal amending the CMO Regulation, regulations on quality schemes and regulations on specific measures for certain regions
Legislative Train: Rules establishing Common Agricultural Policy strategic plans
Legislative Train: Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP horizontal regulation)
Legislative Train: Omnibus Regulation - Agricultural Provisions
Legislative Train: Statistics on agricultural input and output (SAIO)
Legislative Train: Regional economic accounts for agriculture
Legislative Train: Organic production and labelling of organic products
The ‘Legislative Train Schedule’ website – offering a detailed state-of-play on upcoming initiatives, legislative proposals and procedures already finalised, as well as issues blocked or files withdrawn – continues to present new European Commission initiatives using the railway image. The aim is to facilitate the followup by all Members, Parliament staff and a broader public audience of the legislative and non-legislative activity of the EU institutions.
Agriculture and rural development - Common agricultural policy
The common agricultural policy (CAP) is about food, the environment and the countryside. The CAP is a partnership between society and agriculture that ensures a stable supply of food, safeguards farmers’ income, protects the environment and keeps rural areas vibrant.
[... A] forum through which National CAP Networks, organisations, administrations, researchers, entrepreneurs and practitioners can share knowledge and information [...] about agriculture and rural policy.
This page gives an overview of the latest and upcoming meetings, press releases and policies related to the work of the Council and the European Council in the area of agriculture.
Les mutations récentes du foncier et des agricultures en Europe by 
Contester l’Europe agricole : La Confédération paysanne à l’épreuve de la PAC by 
Ein neuer Gesellschaftsvertrag für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft: Wege zu einer integrativen Politik für den Agrarsektor by Política Agraria Común y despoblación en los territorios de la España interior (Castilla y León); Eugenio Baraja-Rodríguez, Daniel Herrero-Luque, Marta Martínez-Arnáiz; AGER; 2021; Número 33; pp. 151-182
En unos momentos en los que la despoblación rural forma parte de la agenda política y de las inquietudes de la sociedad en España, y que el futuro de la Política Agraria Común (PAC) es objeto de debate, resulta oportuno considerar la relación entre el modelo agrario y la desvitalización rural. Este artículo tiene como objetivo general realizar una revisión crítica de la PAC a partir del análisis de las ayudas canalizadas desde el Fondo Europeo Agrícola de Garantía (FEAGA) hacía territorios agrarios aquejados por problemas de despoblación, como es el caso de Castilla y León. [...]
Face à l’urgence climatique, réinventer le système juridique agricole et alimentaire; Luc Bodiguel; Revue Juridique de l'Environnement; 2022; Volume 2022; Numéro 1; pp. 149-166
La diffusion du sentiment d’urgence écologique et climatique est le fruit d’une évolution qui a permis aux hommes de prendre progressivement conscience que leurs modes de vie provoquaient des nuisances voire des catastrophes. Dans le domaine agricole, ce long processus d’apprentissage s’est matérialisé par un ensemble de dispositions juridiques intégrant les enjeux écologiques, puis climatiques, au sein des droits et politiques agricoles. Toutefois [l]a démonstration scientifique de crises en cours ou imminentes liées à des phénomènes climatiques oblige à sortir du paradigme de la transition et à réfléchir sur un temps court à des stratégies innovantes. [...]
Pourquoi et comment réguler la production et la consommation de produits animaux ? Le cas de l'Union européenne; Hervé Guyomard et al.; INRAE Productions Animales; 2021; Volume 34; Numéro 3; pp.191-210
[...] Les productions animales sont fortement régulées dans l’UE, alors que la consommation de produits animaux ne l’est pas ou très peu. Bon nombre des effets négatifs et positifs sont des biens publics, mal pris en compte par les acteurs privés et les marchés. Il existe donc une légitimité et une marge de manœuvre pour les politiques publiques visant à réduire les dommages et à augmenter les avantages de la production et de la consommation de produits animaux. La dernière partie de l’article explique comment cet objectif pourrait être atteint dans l’UE par le biais d’une Politique Agricole Commune (PAC) profondément révisée et basée sur les principes de l’économie publique.
L’aliment, entre droit du marché et pratiques dans les filières agricoles; Fabrice Riem; Droit et société; 2019; Volume 101; Numéro 1; pp. 37-52
Alors que la question de la production agricole est une question éminemment politique, l’idéologie de marché consiste au contraire à penser qu’avec le marché, la société se gouverne toute seule [...]. Les agriculteurs sont ainsi invités à laisser leurs choix de production être guidés par les « signaux du marché ». Or, laissés à eux-mêmes, les marchés agricoles sont structurellement instables. Les défaillances du marché [...] empêchent l’ajustement spontané de l’offre et de la demande. Elles ont historiquement légitimé l’interventionnisme public et les politiques agricoles. Faire du marché l’instrument de cette politique est voué à l’échec, sauf à rompre avec l’imaginaire du marché.
Richtungsänderung verweigert; Bernd Hansjurgens; Wirtschaftsdienst; 2020; Band 100; Heft 11; S. 822
Die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EU (GAP) setzt [...] entscheidende Anreize, wie die Agrarproduktion in der EU erfolgt. Sie ist schon seit langem in der Kritik, weil sie zum Klimawandel und zum Biodiversitätsverlust beiträgt und hinsichtlich der Einkommenssicherung der Landwirt*innen nicht die Bedürftigen erreicht. [...] Der Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt schreitet voran, wenn nicht grundlegende Korrekturen in der Agrarpolitik vorgenommen werden. Wichtigster Faktor ist dabei die GAP.
Digitalisierte Präzisionsdüngung und EU-Agrarsubventionen im deutschen Recht: Ökologisch effektive Umsetzung von Farm-to-Fork-Strategie und Umweltvölkerrecht?; Katharine Heyl et al.; Natur und Recht; 2022; Band 44; S. 837-846
Die ökologisch motivierte Farm-to-Fork-Strategie als Kernstück des europäischen Green Deals zielt darauf ab, die Lebensmittelproduktion entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette nachhaltig zu gestalten. Zur Erreichung dieses Ziels soll u.a. die digital basierte Präzisionsdüngung eine zentrale Rolle spielen. Operationalisiert wird dies in der bundes- und landesrechtlichen Umsetzung des EU-Agrarsubventionsregimes, der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik. Digitale Optionen der Düngung sind zur Erreichung der Farm-to-Fork-Ziele und der – rechtsverbindlichen – umweltvölkerrechtlichen Ziele des Paris-Abkommens und der Biodiversitätskonvention jedoch nur geeignet, wenn sie mit einer teils verschärften, teils neu zu schaffenden EU-Mengensteuerung für fossile Brennstoffe und Tierhaltung insgesamt verbunden werden, die über die Ziele der EU-Kommission im European Green Deal noch deutlich hinausgehen müsste. [...]
Eine moderne, umweltfreundliche und ethische Agrarpolitik – Ziele und Instrumente; Maren Birkenstock et al.; Wirtschaftsdienst; 2019; Band 99; Heft 10; pp. 675-686
Die Europäische Kommission hat ein Reformpaket für eine anspruchsvolle, zielgerichtete und effiziente Agrarumwelt- und Klimaschutzpolitik geschnürt – unter anderem mit neu eingeführten Eco-Schemes und anderen Maßnahmen zur Förderung der ländlichen Räume. [...] Vor allem die landwirtschaftliche Tierhaltung hat aktuell viel Aufmerksamkeit erhalten: Ein hoher Fleischkonsum wird für umweltschädlich gehalten, die Haltungsbedingungen widersprechen häufig dem Tierwohl. Um das Verbraucherverhalten zu ändern, wird die Schaffung eines einheitlichen, leicht verständlichen und verpflichtenden staatlichen Tierwohllabels als zentral angesehen. [...]
Europe : une puissance agricole mal assumée; Thierry Pouch
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Les transitions écologiques et la Politique agricole commune; Gabrielle Rochdi
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Dictionnaire juridique des transitions écologiques by À l’épreuve de l’intégration européenne; Marie-Claude Maurel
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Terre et propriété à l’est de l’Europe depuis 1990 : Faisceau de droits, relations de pouvoir by Politiques publiques et agronomie : avec, pour, ou malgré tout ?; Rémi Koller, Marc Benoît
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La fabrique de l'agronomie : De 1945 à nos jours by De l’isolement à la rencontre : le produit agricole et l’aliment au service de l’urgence climatique; Luc Bodiguel
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Les métamorphoses de l’aliment : les frontières entre les aliments, les médicaments et les cosmétiques by Stratégies de réduction des pesticides dans le cadre de la transition agroécologique; Francis Macary, Nawel Aouadi
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Pesticides en viticulture : Usages, impacts et transition agroécologique by Mieux légitimer la Politique Agricole Commune par la mesure de sa performance; Hervé Guyomard, Cécile Détang-Dessendre; Innovations Agronomiques; 2021; Volume 83; pp. 1-9
La PAC de l’après 2023 : comment concilier performances économiques et écologiques grâce à des travaux de recherche et d’expérimentation en économie, agronomie et écologie à la bonne échelle ?; Hervé Guyomard; Agronomie, Environnement & Sociétés; 2021; Volume 11; Numéro 1; pp. 12-28
Les principales orientations de la réforme de la PAC post 2020; Emmanuel Petel; Agronomie, Environnement & Sociétés; 2021; Volume 11; Numéro 1; pp. 29-37
Des stratégies européennes en matière d'agroécologique au règlement d'OCM; Gabrielle Rochdi; Journée d’étude : Quelle place pour l’agroécologie dans la PAC 2023-2027 ?; 2022
La PAC au service des collectifs agricoles : enseignements de projets agroécologiques innovants; Pauline Lécole, Marc Moraine; Agronomie, Environnement & Sociétés; 2021; Volume 11; Numéro 1; pp. 131-144
La nouvelle PAC confirme le retour en force de l’agronomie : le cas espagnol; Tomás García Azcárate; Agronomie, Environnement & Sociétés; 2021; Volume 11; Numéro 1; pp. 202-212
La politique agricole commune 2023-2027 : Le changement dans la continuité; Bernard Bourget; Fondation Robert Schuman; Questions d'Europe numéro 607; 2021
La política de desarrollo rural de la Unión Europea (UE), con especial atención a los aspectos sociales; María Gafo Gómez-Zamalloa; Chapitre In Ressources, inégalités et développement des territoires ruraux en Amérique latine, Caraïbe et en Europe par Martine Guibert, Eric Sabourin (coord.); 2020
EU Member States’ CAP Strategic Plans; SHERPA Publications
This page provides access to the national CAP Strategic Plan of each EU Member State in their original language.
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Working with stakeholders across EU institutions, international bodies, academia, civil society and industry, [IEEP] produce[s] evidence-based research and policy insight [... and is] committed to advancing impact-driven sustainability policy across the EU and the world.
European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
The EEB tackles Europe’s most pressing environmental problems by agenda setting, monitoring, advising on and influencing the way the EU deals with these issues.
Agricultural and Rural Convention (ARC2020)
A platform for organisations working together for good food, good farming and better rural policies in the EU.
[T]he European umbrella organisation for organic food and farming. For 20 years, [they] have been and continue representing organic in European policymaking and advocating for a transformation of food and farming. [...]
European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC)
[...] As part of [the] efforts to improve the condition of farmers and farm workers in Europe and reverse [the trend of farms disappearing], [ECVC] work[s] to incorporate food sovereignty, agroecology and respect of peasants’ rights into regional and international agricultural policy processes.
As the pan-European animal advocacy organisation, the primary focus of Eurogroup for Animals is to improve the well-being of as many animals as possible and defend animals’ interests. [...]
AgEcon Search - Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics
[C]ollects, indexes, and electronically distributes full text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural and applied economics including sub disciplines such as agribusiness, food security and supply, energy and natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, international trade, and economic development. [...]
FAPDA policy database - Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis
[A] global and comprehensive database which contains over 18 000 national policy decisions and 3 000 national policy frameworks for over 150 countries around the world.
European Countryside
BASEThe European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union that delivers knowledge and data to support Europe's environment and climate goals. [... It] inform[s] decision-makers and the public about the state of Europe’s environment, climate change and wider sustainability issues. [...]
Transition Pathways Towards Sustainability in Agriculture by
This book focuses on understanding farming transition pathways towards sustainability, using case studies from Europe. It assesses the utility of the multi-level perspective in transition theory for addressing contemporary issues and identifies future research needs, making it an essential read for researchers of rural or agricultural change.
The Social History of Agriculture: From the Origins to the Current Crisis by
This innovative text provides a compelling narrative world history through the lens of food and farmers. Tracing the history of agriculture from earliest times to the present, Christopher Isett and Stephen Miller argue that people, rather than markets, have been the primary agents of agricultural change. Exploring the actions taken by individuals and groups over time and analyzing their activities in the wider contexts of markets, states, wars, the environment, population increase, and similar factors, the authors emphasize how larger social and political forces inform decisions and lead to different technological outcomes. [...] The book explores these tendencies through rich case studies of ancient China; precolonial South America; early-modern France, England, and Japan; New World slavery; colonial Taiwan; socialist Cuba; and many other periods and places. [...]
A History of Technology and Environment: From Stone Tools to Ecological Crisis by
This book provides an accessible overview of the ways that key areas of technology have impacted global ecosystems and natural communities. It offers a new way of thinking about the overall origins of environmental problems. Combining approaches drawn from environmental biology and the history of science and technology, it describes the motivations behind many technical advances and the settings in which they occurred, before tracing their ultimate environmental impacts. Four broad areas of human activity are described: over-harvesting of natural resources using the examples of hunting, fishing and freshwater use; farming, population, land use, and migration; discovery, synthesis and use of manufactured chemicals; and development of sources of artificial energy and the widespread pollution caused by power generation and energy use. These innovations have been driven by various forces, but in most cases new technologies have emerged out of fascinating, psychologically rich, human experiences. [...]
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