The current discussion regarding the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is challenging due to the varying needs and interests of the old and new member states (NMS) of the European Union (EU). The NMS still display tremendous disparities in most structural and socio-economic...

How to revitalise the agricultural sector under the commitments of membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has emerged as a major policy challenge for the Russian government. According to the current State Programme for the Development of Agriculture, a key support channel is via...

Die Landwirtschaft steht derzeit unter der besonderen Herausforderung, sich zugleich einer wachsenden gesellschaftlichen Kritik an modernen, zunehmend großbetrieblichen Produktionsweisen zu stellen als auch die Möglichkeiten weiteren technologischen Fortschritts zu realisieren, um im...

How to revitalise the agricultural sector under the commitments of membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has emerged as a major policy challenge for the Russian government. According to the current State Programme for the Development of Agriculture, a key support channel is via...