The common agricultural policy after 2013

New Evidence of Land Management in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy: needs for Standardization

On the choice of farm management practices after the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003.

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was fundamentally reformed in 2003. From 2005, farmers will receive decoupled income support payments instead of production premiums if basic standards for environment, food safety, animal health and welfare are met. Farmers are likely to adjust production and management practices to the new policy framework. We describe how this reform fits into the EU stra...

Agricultural Policy on the Sustainability of Italian Beef Production

A seminal objective of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is to ensure a fair standard of living in agriculture. Since 1992, the CAP has moved most of its policy towards direct payments (DPs) that have been decoupled from production under the Mid-Term Review (MTR) in 2003. Th e shift towards decoupled payments highlights the asymmetry of the support among farmers and countries and the need su...

The European budget in the years 2007 to 2013 and the common agricultural policy

The Political Economy of Agricultural Policies in Africa: History, Analytical Concepts and Implications for Development Cooperation

50 years since independence, agriculture remains a key driver for economic growth, rural development and poverty reduction in many African countries. Yet, the sector has suffered from market and policy failures and has largely failed to fulfil its potential. Why do agricultural policies seem to have failed in seizing development opportunities? This paper argues that this is partly due to the fa...