The Paper's goal is to assess the most important changes in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for years 2014-2020 in the context of its potential influence on environmental pressure of agriculture. The final solutions of that policy reform were discussed in relation to main...

Over the last years, the agricultural sector has faced increasing risks related not only to production activities, but also to climate adversity and a higher frequency of extreme events. These factors, combined with increased price volatility in the markets, have caused greater exposure to risk...

Chapter 1. The contexts of agricultural policies in the United States of America: Perspectives for the future -- Chapter 2. Frameworks of agricultural policies in Brazil: Interrelationships with the dynamics of sustainable development -- Chapter 3. The main agricultural policy instruments in...