In recent times, the EC-Commission has developed the opinion that, contrary to present practice, food for the purpose of aid ought to be produced systematically. From the point of view of development policy, such notions must rouse serious doubts in their soundness, which would be virtually...

Farming worldwide and national agricultural policies are in a profound crisis. Farmers everywhere are complaining about inadequate incomes. A large proportion of farms are threatened on both sides of the Atlantic, in the EC no less than in the USA. This situation has coincided with a period of...

The current American and European mutual accusations of agricultural protectionism are an obvious case of the pot calling the kettle black. What series of events led up to this confrontation? And how can the conflict situation be eased?