This study examines what could be the strategic positions of two important participants in the WTO negotiations: the United States, a major player in the agricultural sector, and China, a new participant that will certainly make its presence felt in the future.

The study proposes a detailed examination of the state of agricultural biogas installations in EU and the corresponding legal aspects. The study provides with: - An analysis of the current situation of biogas installations in European agriculture - An appraisal of the obstacles faced the...

As a tentative definition social farming (SF) is both a traditional and an innovative use of agriculture frequently introduced from “grassroots level” by both new and established farmers. SF includes all activities that use agricultural resources, both from plants and animals, in order to...

This publication reports on a three-year experiment to promote sustainable agriculture in four local mountain areas and presents a new methodological approach to ensure stakeholder participation. This new approach addresses the following different key aspects of European policies: the...

This note is a supporting document for the "Conference on Agriculture and Enlargement" that will take place in Zagreb- Croatia (12- 13/6/2009), providing a comprehensive overview of the agricultural sector in Croatia and a short description of the reform of its agricultural policy towards EU...

Description of a common methodology for the collection of pesticide usage statistics within agriculture and horticulture illustrated with a case study in new Member States and Candidate Countries.

Die auf den Landwirtschaftsbereich begrenzten multilateralen Handelsverhandlungen wurden im März 2000 wieder aufgenommen. Wie im Artikel 20 des Agrarübereinkommens vorgesehen, entsprechen sie den Auflagen aus der WTO-Agenda, auf die sich die Mitgliedsländer in Marrakesch am 15. April 1994 bei...