The aim of this paper is to analyze the sectoral funds directed to agribusiness (CTAgribusiness). Besides presenting the national system of agricultural innovation in Brazil, the study shows the dynamic of technological development related to agribusiness sectoral funds. A description of the...

In der Vergangenheit verfolgte eine agrarpolitische Einflussnahme in erster Linie Mengen- und Qualitätsziele der Produktion. Die übrigen Leistungen des Sektors Landwirtschaft, z.B. umwelt- und raumbezogene Leistungen, wurden eher als selbstverständlich hingenommen. Mittlerweile tritt aber die...

This paper examines the effect of agricultural development on a country's overall development and growth experience. In most poor countries, large fractions of land, labor, and other productive resources are devoted to producing food for subsistence needs. This 'food problem' can delay a...

At the time of the introduction of the quota system the structure of dairy production in Germany was rather unfavourable. Since 1993, German policy generally aimed at improving quota mobility. The introduction of transfers without land in 1993 facilitated farm growth and the transfer of...

This study aimed to discuss environmental sustainability issues of the Brazilian agricultural sector, regarding aspects such as the impacts of the sector's growth on the natural environment, current policies and strategies needed to mitigate these impacts. Historically, agricultural policies...

The paper provides an overview of the institutional arrangements on the micro level that have evolved in the agro-food sector of Kazakhstan in the course of transition. Emphasis is laid on more complex arrangements like agroholdings and clusters, hitherto mostly unknown in the agro-food sectors...

Tierwohl in der Nutztierhaltung ist in Deutschland ein viel diskutiertes Thema. Umfragen zeigen, dass sich die Gesellschaft eine Verbesserung der Nutztierhaltung wünscht und dabei vor allem die Politik und Wirtschaft in der Verantwortung sieht. Der Politik stehen verschiedene Instrumente zur...