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Farm Type Effects of an EU-wide Direct Payment Harmonisation
Date:
27/03/2013
Excerpt:
In this study, the authors analyse how three scenarios involving different levels of harmonisation of common agricultural policy (CAP) decoupled payments in the EU affect the distribution of farm income across regions and farm types. They use the farm type extension of the common agricultural policy impact (CAPRI) model. ... New Report: Positive Effects on Biodiversity by Greener EU Agricultural Policy
Date:
09/11/2011
Excerpt:
A new report by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research Centre, entitled "Greening the Common Agricultural Policy: impacts on farmland biodiversity on an EU scale" finds that a greener EU agricultural policy would positively affect biodiversity in farmland. Legal Proposals for the Common Agriculture Policy after 2013
Date:
12/10/2011
Excerpt:
On 12/10/2011 the European Commission presented a set of legal proposals designed to make the CAP a more effective policy for a more competitive and sustainable agriculture and vibrant rural areas. The legal proposals are accompanied by an impact assessment that evaluates alternative scenarios for the evolution of the policy. Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the European Union
Date:
05/10/2011
Excerpt:
This report provides an overview of the main characteristics and structure of the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its developments in the last 25 years in a changing environment within and outside the EU. Impact Indicators to Play Key Role in Future Agri-Environment Funding
Date:
20/09/2011
Excerpt:
Addressing the effectiveness of agri-environmental measures, a recent report by the European Court of Auditors comes to the conclusion that the objectives of agri-environmental payments are not sufficiently specific to assess whether they have been achieved. ... EP Agriculture Committee Calls for Greener Agriculture in Europe
Date:
30/05/2011
Excerpt:
The agriculture committee of the European Parliament has called for greener agriculture in Europe. It expressed its view that in order to enhance its legitimacy among taxpayers, the CAP should be "equipped to provide food security and environmental protection, create new jobs and provide renewable energy". ... 4th Forum on Agriculture: ‘Refocusing security on food and nature – CAP renewal for better farming’
Date:
15/03/2011
Excerpt:
At this conference the problems facing our agricultural sector to deliver food and environmental security in Europe and beyond will be discussed. EC Outlines Plan for Greener Agricultural Policy
Date:
15/12/2010
Excerpt:
Future direct payments to farmers under the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) may be tied to certain environmental practices such as crop rotation and ecological set-aside according to a policy paper unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday.