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Vandermeulen, Valerie; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido. |
Changes in consumer preferences and demands, the process of globalisation, etc. together with the pressure of the United States to continue liberalisation of the farm sector in Europe, have caused the European Union to adapt its policy. There has been a shift in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) towards a more decentralised approach. In this paper, it is analysed if this approach is justified for rural development, by describing the case of on-farm diversification in Flanders. Using survey results, it is tested if the decision to do on-farm diversification depends not only on farm and farmer characteristics (e.g. age and gender of the farmer, his or her education, having a successor, arable surface, farm type and financial situation) but also on the... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: On-farm diversification; Local policy; Decentralisation; Farm location; Farm strategy; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25718 |
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Fischer, Anke; Hespelt, Sonja K.; Marggraf, Rainer. |
This paper presents a case study on the development and implementation of a decentralised and outcome-based agri-environmental payment scheme in a project region in central Germany. A research group from Goettingen University together with local actors designed the scheme which complies with the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. The core of the programme is the creation of a market for ecological goods, in this case: of plant diversity standards in agriculture. Supply is provided by the local farmers, who, in an open competitive bidding, offer to produce as much as they are willing to of the commodity in question. The local population has to be seen as the beneficiary of these environmental goods. In the project, it is represented by a Regional... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Environmental services; Decentralisation; Contingent valuation; Merit goods; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98083 |
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