The paper discusses the decisions on the CAP in the context of the Berlin summit. In a rather broad perspective the agricultural sectoral and related objectives are analyzed for their consistency and compatability with higher ranking societal objectives. The policies' allocational and...

Motivated by the conclusions from various modelling studies, modifications to the bioenergy sector regulations are under way in Europe and in the USA to account for emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC). Despite their influence on the policy-making, evaluations of the capacity of...

The problems of Japanese agriculture – in particular low productivity and the prevalence of part-time farmers and small plots have been evident for the past 50 years. The high level and distortionary nature of agriculture support imposes burdens on consumers and taxpayers, undermines the...

At present, grain stocks have been demonstrating an anomalous upward movement pattern. After the start of mass harvesting, the risk of overstocking and grain prices for producers sliding below a comfortable level has been high. In this connection, urgent measures preventive are required to...

Currently, as of the first quarter of 2022, the macroeconomic situation in Russia is under the global pressure of the financial and economic crisis, exacerbated by restrictive measures of anti-Russian sanctions imposed by unfriendly states. In order to adapt to «economic isolation», the main...

Is there something really new about "land grab" except its extent? What is wrong with an investment contract allowing the holder to buy a farm and to export wheat to Saudi Arabia, or soybeans and maize as cattle feed to Korea, or to plant and process sugar cane and palm oil into ethanol for...