The aim of the work is to determine the role of biodiversity in agriculture and fishery in contributing to ensure food security. Chapters: Food security and biodiversity conservation key challenges of the 21st century. Factors influencing the loss of biodiversity. Methods of assessing...

The purpose of the study is to analyse the proposals concerning the Common Agriculture Policy. The authors of chapters focus on the possible consequences of the future shape of CAP, particularly for the food sector and rural areas in selected European countries

The economic, political and climatic conditions in which farmers around the world have to make their production and investment decisions are changing dramatically. This study analyses the driving forces of changes in agricultural world markets and their implications for European Union...

The economic effects of climate change on agriculture have been widely assessed in the last two decades. Many of these assessments are based on the integration of biophysical and agro-economic models, allowing to understand the physical and socio-economic responses of the agricultural sector to...