Farm-based modelling of the EU sugar reform: Impact on Belgian sugar beet suppliers

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-52

  Buysse, Jeroen ^a   Fernagut, Bruno ^b   Harmignie, Olivier ^c   De Frahan, Bruno Henry ^c   Lauwers, Ludwig ^b   Polomé, Philippe ^c   Van Huylenbroeck, Guido ^a,d   Van Meensel, Jef ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d Department of Agricultural Economics ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Common agricultural policy; European union; Farm model; Positive mathematical programming; Sugar reform

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 34047102295     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbm001     Document Type: Article

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