Factors such as risk attitude, innovativeness, and financial literacy are crucial in agricultural and forest economics, especially amidst weather and market risks. Hence, understanding them is central for fostering a resilient primary sector. We surveyed 371 German farmers and 215 foresters in...

After three decades of orienting agriculture towards ecological and social sustainability goals, the Ukraine war catapulted productivity and supply goals back onto the political agenda. Against this background, the present study aimed to establish how farmers and food consumers envision the...

These conference proceedings present a series of evaluations of agri-environmental policies in OECD countries. They examine how effective the policies have been in achieving objectives and what policy makers have learned about the design and implementation of their policies. These proceedings...

This study catalogues the treatment of farmers within the tax and social security systems of a large number of OECD countries, knowledge of which has been very scarce up to now. The conceptual basis for deciding what constitutes a concession conferring financial benefit to the farmer is...

Chinese decision-makers are grappling with policy choices that will optimise the gains from China's integration into the international trading system in harmony with social, regional and sustainable development goals. Trade liberalisation can significantly enhance the reform process underway and...

How can we meet the needs of today without diminishing the capacity of future generations to meet theirs? This is the central question posed by "sustainable development". OECD countries committed themselves to sustainable development at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in...

Interest in the quality and health of soil has grown with the recognition that soil is vital not only to production of food and fiber, but also the smooth functioning of the ecosystem, and overall environmental stability. Agriculture needs economic soil management practices that provide...

Building on the path-breaking work Multifunctionality: Towards an Analytical Framework, this report takes the subject a step further. It attempts to guide policy-makers to the best possible decisions taking account of the multifunctional character of agriculture