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| Sanders, Jurn; Nieberg, Hiltrud; Offermann, Frank. |
| The financial performance of organic and conventional farming is highly influenced by the EU direct payment policy. While organic farms receive considerable support from agrienvironmental programmes, the design of the first pillar put organic farming at a disadvantage in the past. The 2003 CAP reform has changed this situation particularly by decoupling direct payments and reducing price support. This paper has therefore the aim to identify and assess the impact of the CAP reform on the relative profitability and production structure of organic farms in Germany. The statistical analysis of FADN data from the years 2003/04 and 2006/07 suggests that differences in payments from the first pillar decreased, affecting positively the relative profitability of... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Decoupling; Relative profitability; CAP Health Check; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44845 |
