Available estimates of biofuel-induced land use change (LUC) and corresponding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions vary on a wide range while estimations obtained from each model are highly sensitive to certain assumptions and key parameter values. Available studies often suggest that biodiesel and...

This article provides an analysis of the European Commission’s proposals (18 Novembre 2010) regarding the next CAP reform. It proposes a reflection centered on the volatility of agricultural prices, the market regulation mechanisms and the risk management tools (the important question of...

[paper in French] The growing concern of the selection of bacteria resistant to antimicrobials and their possible transmissions to humans lead French Authorities to implement several legislative measures to decrease antimicrobial use in livestock production. This context leads to question...

[Paper in French] The European public policy in favor of the biodiesel consumption is highly debated. Available estimates of the induced land use changes conclude that this policy is inefficient to reduce emissions of GreenHouse Gas. We show that the crop yield evolutions in these estimates are...

The European public policy in favor of the biodiesel consumption is highly debated. Available estimates of the induced land use changes conclude that this policy is inefficient to reduce emissions of GreenHouse Gas. We show that the crop yield evolutions in these estimates are significantly...

The impact of the introduction of EU Single Area Payments (SAP) on farm expansion strategy in Lithuania is investigated, utilizing farm accounting and survey data. The introduction of the SAP has a positive influence on farmers’ intentions to expand their area compared to a baseline scenario...

[Paper in French] We draw up a picture of farmland fragmentation in 2007 for France thanks to the use of the cartographic field pattern registry database. The reported indicators quantify the degree of fragmentation in its various dimensions (number, shape, size, distance and scattering of...

[Paper in French] In this article, we investigate the economic impacts of agricultural wetlands for farms in the Limousin region in France. We developed a microeconomic model of farmers' behavior assuming that they maximize their profit. This theoretical model was then specified econometrically...

Using a panel of French crop farms, we test whether farmers’ technical efficiency under conventional practices is a significant driver of conversion to organic farming. An important issue is whether subsidies to organic farming could encourage inefficient farmers to convert. We find that the...

Agri-environmental schemes are the main policy instrument currently available in the European Union to promote environmentally friendly farming practices. Nevertheless, the adoption rate of these measures is still limited. This paper develops a profit maximizer theoretical framework to explain...