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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. SOCIAL IDENTITIES, VOTING BEHAVIOUR AND DEFECTION IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A quantitative study of plenary roll-call votes during the Common Agricultural Policy reform (2020-2021)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Frédéric Daudon; [2022-09-26]
   Keywords : European Parliament; voting behaviour; defection; agricultural policy; Social Identity Theory SIT ; outside earnings; moonlighting;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is twofold. First, it investigates analytically whether social identities and financial interests influenced voting behaviour during the reform of the CAP, precisely the percentage of defection of MEPs towards their respective EPGs. Second, it questions the empirical fit of SIPP theory with dissenting voting behaviour. READ MORE

5. 4. “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

6. 5. 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