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| Offermann, Dr. Frank; Sanders, Dr. Jürn; Nieberg, Dr. Hiltrud. |
| The 2003 CAP reform has a strong influence on the financial performance of organic and conventional farming by decoupling direct payments and reducing price support. This paper aims 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 as a result of the reform, affecting positively the relative profitability of organic farms. A survey among German organic farmers revealed however that only a minority attributes changes in profits to the CAP reform and decoupling, respectively. This suggests that organic farmers still require... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Policy environments and social economy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14312/1/Offermann_14312.pdf |
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| Nieberg, Dr. Hiltrud; Offermann, Dr. Frank. |
| The conversion to organic farming is financially rewarding for many farmers in Germany. The majority of the organic farms make a profit above that of comparable conventional farms. A comparison of successful with less successful farms, measured by the average difference in ‘Farm Net Value Added’ to comparable conventional farm groups, highlights that the success of the conversion is less dependent on structural and site-specific factors than on the management ability of the farmers – above all in the area of marketing |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/11890/2/Nieberg_11890_rev.doc |
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