The issue addressed in this paper is whether implementation of the CAP MTR, (involving decoupled payments reduced by "modulations" and subject to cross-compliance measures) can be effective in improving the environmental impact of arable farming. The focus is on two French cross-compliance...

Avec la généralisation de la conditionnalité des aides et son caractère désormais obligatoire, la réforme de la Politique Agricole Commune de juin 2003 fait un pas de plus dans le renforcement de la promotion d’une agriculture respectueuse de l’environnement. Parmi les différents...

The 2003 review of the Common AgriculturalPolicy (CAP) has introduced several new policy tools,among which cross-compliance. The introduction of thisnew policy entails production costs, along with othertypes of costs arising at the farm level: administrative,information, organisational costs,...

With the increasing commodity prices volatility over the last years and the successive agricultural policy reforms, European grain producers face greater uncertainty. To better understand consequences of a price risk increase on production decisions, marketing decisionsand farm revenue as well...