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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The analysis of proposals of the Common Agricultural Policy reform and its impacts for the EU

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2003
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is of the character of a highly protective policy of the EU Member States. It includes a number of measures distorting the market directly and influences the farmers' incomes depending on their production.
M. Vosejpková
doaj   +1 more source

Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Drought and irrigation requirements: Adaptation strategies and economic impacts on Italian arable farms under different first-pillar CAP scenarios

Agricultural Water Management
Under drought conditions, the growing demand for irrigation water, coupled with its declining availability, poses serious risks to agricultural productivity.
Rebecca Buttinelli, Edmondo Di Giuseppe, Sara Quaresima, Arianna Di Paola, Raffaele Cortignani   +4 more
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A critical assessment of the implementation of CAP 2014-2020 direct payments in Italy

Bio-based and Applied Economics, 2015
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform of 2014-2020 is characterized by a strong mandate of Member States regarding the 1st Pillar. This paper’s objective is to elucidate the possible impacts of Italian choices on direct payments and their coherence
Stefano Ciliberti, Angelo Frascarelli
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Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai, Miguel I. Gómez, Harry M. Kaiser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Change in Farm Production Structure Within Different CAP Schemes – an LP Modelling Approach [PDF]

Annals of Dunarea de Jos University. Fascicle I : Economics and Applied Informatics, 2008
After accession to European Union in 2004 direct payments became veryimportant income source also for farmers in Slovenia. But agricultural policy inplace at accession changed significantly in year 2007 as result of CAP reformimplementation.
Jaka ŽGAJNAR, Emil ERJAVEC, Stane KAVČIČ   +2 more
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source