The objective of this paper is to analyse and quantify the spatial dimension of the CAP effects in an area of Northern Italy. The analysis is based on survey information about stated intentions of farm-household in two CAP scenarios, treated through statistical analysis intended to identify the...

This scientific paper presents a consequent research of actual problems, trends and challenges in agricultural sector worldwide, in Europe and Latvia starting from global outlook and ending up with Latvian nationwide scale. The analysis of global and EU agricultural trends and problems has...

After an extended process of reform the European Union has introduced direct payments to farmers which are decoupled from production decisions as a central element of its Common Agricultural Policy. They are also referred to as Single Farm Payments. In this paper we analyze the production and...

This paper aims at analysing the recent CAP reform from the perspective of the current general and strategic objectives of the EU as defined by the Lisbon Strategy. A critical appraisal of the CAP impact in terms of regional growth is carried out. Firstly from a strictly conceptual and...

A Közös Agrárpolitika (KAP) II. pillérét képező vidékfejlesztés, illetve az annak mozgásterét érintő változások alapvetően meghatározzák Magyarország vidéki térségeinek fe-jlődési esélyeit. Az eddigi vidékfejlesztési beavatkozások az elemzők szerint elsősorban az...

Farms in Poland Before and After the EU Accession. The Competitiveness of Lithuanian Farms in the EU. Prospects of the Slovakian Farm Sector under the CAP. Farm structure in the Czech Republic – Today and Tomorrow. Structural Changes and Measures for Improvement of Effectiveness and Economic...

Common Agricultural Policy and the regional diversification of Polish farming. The Structural Changes in the Rural Areas and Agriculture: the Case of the Czech Republic. Structural Changes in the Agri-Food Sector and in Rural Areas of Hungary. Regional differences of Bulgarian rural development....

The paper presents selected legal issues concerning cooperatives, including their organization and taxation. Additionally, it shows statistical data and indicates the directions of activities of cooperatives operating in agriculture and rural areas in selected countries of Western Europe,...