Essays about: "Common Agricultural Policy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 78 essays containing the words Common Agricultural Policy.

  1. 21. The elasticity of demand for phosphorus fertilisers in Swedish agriculture : a panel data study of price effects on phosphorus compounds in chemical fertilisers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Jakob Nygårds; Ellika Svensson Svenungsson; [2020]
    Keywords : agriculture; econometrics; fertilisers; import tariff; panel data; price elasticity; phosphorus; tax;

    Abstract : Chemical fertilisers are common in the Swedish agriculture and even though there is a decreasing trend of using chemical fertilisers, they still have major negative impact on the environment (Swedish Board of Agriculture, 2019). This study focuses on the price elasticity of demand for phosphorus fertilisers in Swedish agriculture and how price changes of phosphorus fertilisers affect farmers. READ MORE

  3. 22. Agro-ecological diversification in meat and dairy farms : barriers and drivers in the European and Swedish policy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Chiara Pia; [2020]
    Keywords : agricultural policy; agro-ecological diversification; CAP; feed-food competition; policy analysis; Rural Development Programme;

    Abstract : Food systems are increasingly characterised by specialisation and separation between ani-mal and crop production, as well as the use of food suitable for human consumption for feed. The regionalisation of production creates hotspots for environmental degradation and decreases the resource use efficiency. READ MORE

  4. 23. Riskhanteringsverktyg i växtodlingen : har växtodlingsproduktionen tillräckligt med verktyg för att hantera finansiell risk?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Niklas Bengtsson; Martin Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : risk; riskhantering; gårdsstöd; försäkring; CAP-reform; förväntad nyttoteori; resultatutjämning;

    Abstract : Denna studie är gjord med anledning av den förväntade ökade riskexponering växtodlingsproducenter kommer stå inför vid ett förändrat klimat. Torkan 2018 slog hårt mot landets lantbrukare och lönsamheten upplevdes som kraftigt försämrad. READ MORE

  5. 24. Estimating the impact of agricultural support on farm price : an analysis of Swedish farm prices

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Maria Falkdalen; [2019]
    Keywords : CAP; decoupled direct support; farm prices; hedonic model;

    Abstract : Agricultural land prices in Sweden have been increasing steadily since Sweden joined the EU. At the same time, the common agricultural policy of the EU has changed from coupled support given to specific sectors, to decoupled direct support for basic land maintenance. READ MORE

  6. 25. Interorganisational Collaborations Towards Sustainability: An exploratory study of farming companies and their partners in Southern Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Rufai Issifu; Louai Al Chami; [2019]
    Keywords : Interorganisational collaboration; sustainability; farming companies; southern Sweden; agriculture;

    Abstract : Increasing population and rising incomes change food consumption patterns. The United Nations estimates that global food demand will double between 2010 and 2050 (Alexandratos & Bruinsma, 2012). As a result, many governments are promoting sustainable agriculture to increase their food production. READ MORE