In this study a comparative analysis of the Rural Development Plans (RDPs) in four intermediate rural regions (Northern Netherlands, Lower Saxony, Wales and Emilia Romagna) and four most urban regions (Southern Netherlands, North Rhine-Westphalia, Flanders and Lombardia) is made. Such plans are...

This report contains information on the Standard Gross Margins (SGM), as they are used to classify farms and to fix the economic size of farms. Information is provided on the calculation, with details on the input costs and the data sources. Besides that a comparison is made between the results...

The EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) requires the Netherlands to yearly sent bookkeeping data of 1,500 farms to Brussels. This task is carried out by LEI and CEI. The data send to Brussels mainly involves technical and financial economic information. For national policy purposes...

With the aid of a theoretically-based analysis of four historical and four current change processes - or transition case studies - in agriculture, we have made a study of how farmers and their associated actors move towards a sustainable agriculture. The change processes always appear to need...

This report evaluates the effects of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture on EU's international agricultural trade position. EU's share in trade of total agricultural products has not changed over the period 1993-2003. Yet, the EU lost market shares in trade on cereals, sugar, and dairy...

This report describes research on how entrepreneurs obtain a view on developments in their environment. The question looked at was how they acquire and use information for their strategic decision-making. The research covered four agricultural sectors - namely fruit, tree, bulb and vegetable...

The integration of nature management, landscape and environmental concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has gained momentum with the CAP reforms adopted in June 2003. The report explores instruments and approaches that contribute to the inte-gration of nature conservation and...

This study examines the risk of importing animal diseases into the Netherlands through livestock trade. It presents projections of Dutch cattle imports until 2010, and applies quantitative epidemiology to estimate the related probabilities of importing three animal diseases (foot and mouth...

By means of a quickscan, this research describes the role of the Agricultural Loan Guarantee Fund (BF) instrument for agricultural entrepreneurs in its current form and within the current market situation. In this, account was taken of the general trends in the sectors that are important for the...

This project looks at the tension between area-based work and generic Dutch nature policy. Three areas were investigated: Gaasterland, De Groene Long and the Noordelijke Friese Wouden. The results show that while area-based working methods are necessary, the areas are forced to deal with an...