The favourable harvest yields of past years in developing countries have in Europe evoked the rumour of a "green revolution". But the problems with which developing countries are confronted have by no means been solved by the, mainly technological, changes. In view of this development it is now...

There are signs indicating that in many developing countries land ownership has become more concentrated in the past decade. This is all the more significant as in developing countries the large majority of the population derives its income from farming. Land reforms are needed to ensure a more...

In countries, where the peasants have no decisive influence on the government, land reform is only instrumental towards achieving various objectives. As a result it loses immediately of its importance when these objectives can be reached in a different way or when the costs of utilizing this...

It is now widely acknowledged that the agricultural policy course followed by the EC in the past cannot continue unchanged. Intensive negotiations on modifications to the Common Agricultural Policy have taken place, but have not yet led to agreement among the member countries. Professor...

That the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community is in need of reform is by now commonly accepted. But all moves for a reform on the political level have been postponed until after the French elections in the spring, a fact which highlights the political problems. Is there a real...