The Common Agricultural Policy is the basis for ensuring food security, the sustainable use of natural resources and the balanced development of rural areas in the Member States of the European Union. The three paths of the CAP through which these objectives are achieved are: direct payments,...

Every year the European Union grants a financial support to the agricultural sector of over 47 billion Euro, thus contributing to the completion of specific goals of the Common Agricultural Policy. The distribution of that EU funding towards the farmers from the member states is done according...

Biodiversity has a prominent role in defining and preserving ecosystem well-being; the analysis of biodiversity effects on agricultural production is well documented. The paper offers empirical evidence on the role of intra-species biodiversity in sustaining cereal production within Italian...

This paper represents an analysis of the way in which the organic farming has evolved in the EU member states, focusing on the crop production. The analysed period is 2000-2011, years for which a full set of data was found. Data regarding the following have been analysed and interpreted:...

Recent aspects of European and global economy reveals that consumer demand for organic products is growing and this provides the opportunity to develop a sustainable agriculture. However, while there is a visible new approach in all European countries on the management of organic farming, there...