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1. 1. Towards a Fourth Food Regime? A sustainability analysis on modern agriculture in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Lea Noemi Feinauer; [2023]
   Keywords : Food Regimes; Actor-Network-Theory; Sustainable Agriculture; Common Agricultural Policy; Climate Change; Sustainable Consumption; Food Security;

   Abstract : At my thesis’s core is the transformation of the agricultural industry based on the framework of food regimes established by Philip McMichael and Harriet Friedmann. The framework of food regimes will guide the analysis of recent agricultural developments towards sustainability. READ MORE

3. 2. Assessing the Eco-efficiency of Swedish Crop Farms and the Role of Subsidies : a Directional Distance Function Approach

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Therese Ratilla; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish crop farmers; CAP subsidies; FADN; stochastic frontier analysis; multi-output; one-step approach;

   Abstract : The agriculture sector’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its increasing vulnerability to the effects of climate change warrants assessments considering not only on-farm productivity but also the industry’s environmental sustainability. Utilizing the concept of eco-efficiency, this study analyzes the environmental performance of Swedish crop farms by incorporating farm-level GHG emissions as an undesirable output in the production function. READ MORE

4. 3. Kostigen mellan Bryssel och Jämtland : en undersökning av implementeringen och effekterna av EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik i en svensk kontext

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Lovisa Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : kompensationsstödet; nationella stödet; Jämtland; CAP; policy; rådgivare; jordbrukspolitik;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats undersöker implementeringen av EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) i en svensk kontext. Syftet är att utröna vilka effekter EU-finansierade jordbruksstöd har på jordbruket och huruvida det skapas några motsättningar mellan svensk jordbrukspolicy och CAP. READ MORE

5. 4. Swedish Farmers’ Acceptance of RCTs and Economic Experiments

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Leon Johannes Englberger; [2022]
   Keywords : Economics; agriculture; farmers’ opinion; agricultural policy; experimental economics; economic experiments; environmental policy; RCTs;

   Abstract : A shift in the Common European Agriculture (CAP) towards agri-environmental payment schemes meant to incentivise the provision of environmental public goods calls for a diverse set of policy evaluation methods. Economic experiments such as RCTs can be efficient and cost-effective tools for improving and evaluating the effectiveness of these novel policies. READ MORE

6. 5. “Pretty much just ‘fluffing’ around” : The complexity of safeguarding farmland biodiversity in Scania through the Greening

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Desiree Goldring; Ingrid Petersson; [2021]
   Keywords : Common Agricultural Policy; Common Pool Resources; Diversity of institutions; Farmland biodiversity; Governance; Greening; Landscape perspective; Projectification; Scanian farmland; Biologisk mångfald inom jordbruk; Common Pool Resources; EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik; Förgröningsstödet; Governance; Landskapsperspektiv; Mångfald av institutioner; Projektifiering; skånskt jordbrukslandskap;

   Abstract : Intensified agriculture has led to a dramatic decline of farmland biodiversity in Europe during the 20th century, making farmland policies of utmost importance within the European Union [EU]. The Greening, which is a part of the Common Agricultural Policy [CAP] was created to combat the negative effects of intensified agriculture. READ MORE