The purpose of this report is to examine the concept of public goods as it applies to agriculture in Europe and to assess how far there is a case for policy measures to encourage the provision of public goods by agriculture. The evidence draws on a wide range of secondary sources, including the...

The initial Scenar 2020 study carried out in 2006 identified and analysed a number of long-term trends concerning the demographic developments in rural regions, the dynamics of rural areas and the future of the agricultural economy including the environmental dimensionfor the EU, in its planned...

Les productions animales sont un secteur important de l’agriculture en Europe. Selon Feed & Food1, la valeur de la production animale (141 milliards €) représente 40 % de celle de l’ensemble de la production agricole de l’UE 27, qui s’élevait en 2007 à 356 milliards €. Les...

The international workshop on Basmati DNA-based authentication methods was held on 21-22 September 2009. The workshop was organised with a view to implementing an authentication method related to the distinction of Basmati rice eligible for import duty exemption from other rice varieties. The...

Le présent document constitue le rapport final de l’étude portant sur les normes de commercialisation dans le secteur des fruits et légumes. Il est constitué d’une première partie descriptive visant à donner les éléments de base permettant au lecteur d’appréhender le contexte...

The FAO report "Livestock long shadow: environmental issues and options" (2006) claims that livestock production is a major contributor to the world's environmental problems, contributing about 18% to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although highly variable across the world....

Based on the EU Forestry Strategy, the overall aim of the EU Forest Action Plan is to support and enhance sustainable forest management and the multifunctional role of forests. It provides a framework for the implementation of forest-related actions at Community and Member States level, and...

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Regional Development (DG AGRI) has initiated the Study on Employment, Growth and Innovation in Rural Areas (SEGIRA). The aim of SEGIRA is to provide “a thorough assessment of employment and growth in rural areas with particular...

The aim of this study is to understand the implications of asynchronous approvals for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are imported to the European Union (EU) for use within animal feed products, specifically with regard to the EU livestock sector, as well as upon the upstream and...

In January 2007, the European Commission presented the Action Programme for reducing administrative burden on businesses at EU level by 25% by 2012. The Action Programme was endorsed by the Spring European Council in March 2007. It addressed the Administrative Burdens of EU origin in 13 subject...