Since 1992, reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy has involved several rounds that have gradually changed the method of support from market based intervention purchases to direct producer payments. The change in the method support provides less production incentives and is less trade...

The move from coupled payment policy instruments to payments that are decoupled from production have made estimating future trends in agricultural output much more challenging. Using a dynamic multi product partial equilibrium model, the overall aim of this paper is to examine the potential...

In addition to generating commodity outputs, agricultural production activities affect water, air, and soil quality, influence eco-systems and biodiversity, and shape rural landscapes. Many of these environmental effects exhibit the characteristics of negative or positive externalities or public...