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The decoupling of direct payments, caused by the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), has generated an incentive for farmers to decrease the production of cereals, oilseeds and protein crops (COP) and (because of the reform of sugar CMO) sugar beet. In some cases, this has also...

The MODERE, the Ministry of the Environment Irrigation Decision Model, is a simulation tool whichuses mathematical programming methods to reveal the implicit multiattribute objective function lyingbehind the observed cropping decision. The model takes different criteria such as profit...

Stated preference approaches are widely used in non-market valuation. However, their potential uses extend far beyond valuation. In particular they can be used to assess efficiency of resource allocations and to design optimal resource allocations. Changes to the government budget were evaluated...

The debate about the governance of complex systems of production represents a rich branchof the literature of applied organization theory. The particular application to agro‐relatednetworks is a relevant example since agriculture plays new roles in modern society. The coreof the analysis is...

In the so-called Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 'Health Check' the EuropeanCommission has recently proposed gradual transitional measures to allow a 'soft landing' ofthe milk sector to quota expiry. The aim of this paper is to support policy makers to get betterinsights in the implications of...