La mondialisation du système alimentaire a certes apporté aux consommateurs des avantages en termes de facilité d’accès aux aliments, de coût de l’alimentation, de standardisation des produits alimentaires et de sécurité sanitaire. Néanmoins, cette mondialisation, c’est-à-dire l’avancée d’une production, d’une distribution et d’une consommation de masse, a des impacts sociaux,...

Nutrition, as we all know, is an important determinant of health. A balanced diet, with high consumption of fruit and vegetables, helps prevent a number of chronic diseases and improves health outcomes across the board. This is good not only for the individual but for the economy as a whole,...

The Council discussed the proposal for a regulation on organic farming in view of a general approach. It made significant progress on a number of articles. However some member states requested more time and pointed out the need to reflect further on some sensitive issues such as controls and the...

Nowadays the structural changes in Europe require a transition from the old re-distributive welfare to a new kind of welfare, called productive welfare, where the user cooperates to produce the new services. Firstly we have the citizen as passive user of services (around the ’50 and the ’60), or he/her...

Family farming is the predominant business model in European agriculture. The key challenges faced by family farms are considered in this briefing note and the effectiveness of policy measures in the EU, both the current measures and those agreed for the 2014 to 2020 period, in tackling these challenges is...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.

Several projects have been set up in the Walloon Region of Belgium to use public procurement to support family farming. Report of a seminar that brought together representatives from these projects and representatives of Southern farmers networks to discuss lessons learned. Looks at problems and challenges from the farmers perspective...

The sea "in the middle of the land" is a geographical peculiarity: it is located between three continents and is almost entirely enclosed by land. This proximity has both united and divided nations and civilizations since the beginning of mankind, making the Mediterranean, a mere 1% of the planet's oceans,...

In the Mediterranean area, precise and accurate data regarding food waste and losses should be enhanced, especially in a context where the food security of the region’s countries is fragile and the sustainability of development is threatened. During the 10th meeting of the CIHEAM member states agriculture ministers, the food...

Analysis of the Technical and Scale Efficiency of Farms Operating in LFA Čechura, L. (2014), Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics The article investigates the relation between the farm size and technical efficiency and scale efficiency. http://online.agris.cz/files/2014/agris_on-line_2014_4_cechura.pdf

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest around EUR 7.4 billion in Bulgarian farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been fixed at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Bulgaria to adapt both...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 8.3 billion in Czech's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been fined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to the Czech Republic...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 7 billion in Danish farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Denmark to adapt...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest around EUR 44.1 billion in Germany's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Germany to adapt both...

Small Farming across the EU - 27 Bailey, A., Suta, C. (2014), EuroChoices In the article Bailey and Suta show the importance of small farms (as measured in 2010) across the EU, and investigate how households on small farms cope with what is inevitably a low level of farming income. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1746-692X.12047/pdf

Over the next 7 years, the CAP will invest almost EUR 11 billion in the Irish farming sector and rural areas. Among the key priorities are jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Ireland to adapt both direct payments and rural development programmes to its...

Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of the EU Farmers' and Cooperatives organization Copa-Cogeca, explains what "family farming" means for farmers in the EU. In particular, Mr. Pesonen points out that in the EU agriculture family business and industry can hardly be separated.

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 19.5 billion in Greece's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Greece to adapt...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest almost EUR 45 billion in Spain's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Spain to adapt both...