The problems of Japanese agriculture – in particular low productivity and the prevalence of part-time farmers and small plots have been evident for the past 50 years. The high level and distortionary nature of agriculture support imposes burdens on consumers and taxpayers, undermines the...

Information on export restrictive measures was collected from 16 countries for the period 2007 to 2011 or 2012 depending on the country. The data indicate that export measures were applied across the whole spectrum of agricultural and food products, but grains, oilseeds and vegetable oils were...

This report looks at procedures and processes related to non-tariff measures in agricultural trade. Based on the prior that countries are likely to make efforts to reduce the trade hindering effects of domestic food regulation within regional trade agreements, we focus on three different RTAs,...

This paper examines the heavily supported Swiss food and agriculture sector. It reviews some of the key features and trends in the sector and reveals its low relative labour productivity in international comparison. It describes the existing policy regime, including its various forms of support...

Global climate change presents long-term risks to agriculture. In general, global climate change is expected to positively affect Russian agriculture. In high and middle latitudes, global warming would expand the growing season. Acreages of agricultural crops may expand toward the north,...

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...

The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented short-term stresses on food supply chains around the world. However, rapid responses by both private-sector actors and policy makers mostly managed to prevent severe disruptions. Yet, even before the outbreak of COVID-19, food systems were faced with a...

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...

Nach dem Verbot der konventionellen Käfighaltung in Deutschland stellte sich die Frage nach der Wirtschaftlichkeit von artgerechten alternativen Haltungssystemen. Über die Kleingruppenhaltung, welche relativ neu ist und wieder zur Debatte steht, liegen kaum praxisnahe Informationen vor. Diese...

Les préoccupations sociales relatives aux activités agricoles ont de nos jours un rôle important dans l’évolution des politiques nationales. Ces préoccupations sont perçues différemment d’une société à l’autre tout comme les réponses des pouvoirs publics (instruments...