Farm size in industrialized countries grew significantly over the second half of the twentieth century. Using several econometric models, this article examines factors that influence farm size, the probability of an increase in farm size, and the intensity of farm growth. We find that farm...

In this article, the introduction of Short Rotation Coppices of Eucalyptus into specialized cash crop farming systems is analyzed at both individual and local scale. The area studied is located in Toulouse urban area, which raises the problem of competition between farming, forest and urban...

[eng] The impact of decoupling direct pa yments on bovine livestock farms under risk - The impact of decoupling direct payments from production in producers' decisions under risk is tested by using a multiperiod model of risk programming on beef cattle farms in two French regions: Limousin and...

[eng] Direct support and extensification of production ; modelizing the effetcs of decoupling supports payments on cattle farms in Pays de la Loire . A mathematical programing model is built in order to measure the effects of « decoupling » cap compensation payments on three cattle farms in...

The 2003 review of the common agricultural policy (CAP) has introduced several new policy tools, among which is cross compliance. The introduction of this new policy entails production costs, along with other types of costs arising at the farm level: administrative, information and...

The issue addressed in this paper is whether implementation of the CAP MTR, (involving decoupled payments reduced by "modulations" and subject to cross-compliance measures) can be effective in improving the environmental impact of arable farming. The focus is on two French cross-compliance...