Im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) wurden am Thünen-Institut für Betriebswirtschaft verschiedene Analysen durchgeführt, die als Grundlage für die Ausarbeitung einer BMELV-Zukunftsstrategie Gartenbau genutzt werden sollen. Die...

Trade in seeds is key to guarantee access to food across the globe. COVID-19 led to concerns that seed supply chains would be disrupted and that countries relying on imported seed would not have sufficient supplies for the upcoming season. Focusing on the impact of COVID-19 from the perspective...

This paper traces the main features of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and of the transition process in the agricultural sectors of Central and Eastern European countries. We argue that currently the main challenge is to extend the CAP to the new members without upsetting the net...

Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...

Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...

Ce rapport examine et classe en différentes catégories les mesures prises dans dix grandes économies émergentes face à la hausse des cours internationaux des produits de base au cours de la période 2006-08. Il examine les répercussions de ces mesures sur les marchés intérieurs afin...

The agricultural sector in Canada is relatively large, compared to those in most other G7 countries. In recent years, the federal and provincial governments have undertaken a number of sectoral reforms to meet the competitiveness and environmental challenges that it faces. The federal government...

Public stockholding remains a major concern in multilateral negotiations on agricultural trade liberalisation. This paper focuses on identifying alternative policies to buffer stockholding. It first positions buffer stocks within the range of policies aimed at price stabilisation and food...

2000’li yılların ikinci yarısında art arda yaşanan gıda ve finans krizlerinde emtia piyasaları da önemli ölçüde etkilenmiş bu süreçte gıda fiyatları ile tarımsal ürün maliyetlerinde kayda değer dalgalanmalar yaşanmıştır. Gerek gıda krizinin yaşandığı 2007-2008...

Many of the financial and social challenges that face Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) can be addressed through more efficient and sustainable use of arable land and water resources. In recent years improvements in land and water use have come from an agricultural sector that is...