Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the manifestations and interactions at work between the ecological, environmental and social dimensions of sustainable development and the development of short food supply chains (SFSCs) in French fruit production....

Volatility of farm income represents a major challenge for farm management and the design of public policies. This paper measures the extent to which risk management tools, especially direct payments and crop insurance, can significantly reduce crop income volatility in France and in Italy. We...

Volatility in farm income represents a major challenge for farm management and for the design of public policies. This paper measures the extent to which risk management tools, especially direct payments and crop insurance, can significantly reduce crop income volatility in France and in Italy....

Cet article s’intéresse aux facteurs économiques et financiers qui incitent les exploitations agricoles à écouler toute ou partie de leur production au détail. Cette pratique correspond à une forme de circuit court qui connaît à l’heure actuelle un regain d’intérêt car il...