EU-wide Economic and Environmental Impacts of CAP Greening with High Spatial and Farm-type Detail

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 651-681

  Gocht, Alexander ^a   Ciaian, Pavel ^c   Bielza, Maria ^c   Terres, Jean Michel ^c   Röder, Norbert ^b   Himics, Mihaly ^c   Salputra, Guna ^c  

^a Institute of Farm Economics   (Germany)

^b THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^c Research and Innovation Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development European Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAP greening; CAPRI; crop diversification; ecological focus area; economic and environmental impacts; EU; farm model; maintenance of permanent grassland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GRASSLAND; POLICY REFORM;

EUROPE;

EID: 85019553156     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12217     Document Type: Article

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