The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency of the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (MNP-RIVM) publishes an Environmental Balance Sheet each year in accordance with the Environmental Management Act. Calculations using the Manure and Ammonia Model of ammonia emissions...

This study provides a quantitative estimate of the potential economic consequences of multilateral trade reform under the WTO for Africa using a framework that explicitly incorporates issues of concern to the region, such as preference erosion, loss of tariff revenue, and trade facilitation. It...

The PACIOLI Network explores the need for and feasibility of innovation in farm accounting and its consequences for data gathering for policy analysis in Farm Accountancy Data Networks (FADNs). PACIOLI 13 was held in Hardingasete, near Bergen, Norway, in June 2005. The theme of the workshop...

This report provides a general introduction to the Dutch seed sector. It gives a statistical overview of the position of the Dutch crop sector in the European Union based on the areas of the major crops. The position of the Netherlands on the world seed market is described with import and export...

Agricultural policies in the European Union (EU) have a history of continuous reform. AG-MEMOD, acronym for Agricultural sector in the Member states and EU: econometric modelling for projections and analysis of EU policies on agriculture, forestry and the environment, provides a system for...

Nature and landscape goals are increasingly receiving a prominent place in the political debate within the EU. Governments all over the world are more and more aware that international agreements influence their national policy-making processes. The focus of this study was particularly on the...

Floricultural production contains a wide variety of products. The production value world wide has been rising from 11 billion to 60 billion dollars in 2003 (estimate). Europe is traditionally a large producer and trader, with a stable production value of about 10 billion dollars (2002). North...

In this paper a study is presented that had as goal to develop a management instrument (benchmarking)for co-innovation projects on basis of a set of performance indicators for chains and net-works of firms. To base the indicators on a sound basis relevant theories were studied, like industrial...

In this paper a study is presented that had as goal to develop a management instrument (benchmarking)for co-innovation projects on basis of a set of performance indicators for chains and net-works of firms. To base the indicators on a sound basis relevant theories were studied, like industrial...