This contribution determines the relevance of ethical attributes of organic food exceeding the EU regulation on organic farming for consumers' purchase decisions. The information acquisition behaviour of consumers regarding additional ethical values of organic food was analysed by means of an...

The AGMEMOD Partnership seeks to capture the inherent existing heterogeneity of agricultural systems by linking together individual EU Member State models, an aggregated EU model and several accession countries into one single model, while still maintaining analytical consistency. Although this...

The dairy sector in the CEC countries had to cope with tremendous adjustment pressures in the 90ies. Privatization and liberalization contributed to intense competition on the CEC countries' dairy market. Major problems that impede the competitiveness of this sector are a considerable...

In policy consultation, communicating model results to administration and policy makers has always proven to be a challenge for scientists. Many of the relevant preconditions for effective and successful policy advice are aggravated when results are based on the simultaneous use of a multitude...

In diesem Beitrag wird das Potenzial für die Erzeugung von Bioenergieträgern der Landwirtschaft der Europäischen Union quantifiziert. Dabei werden Potenziale aus stillgelegten Flächen und Flächenumwidmungen zu anderen Zwecken berücksichtigt. Weiterhin wird von der vereinfachenden...

The agricultural policy discussion in Germany was dominated last year by the European Commission's Mid-term Review of the Agenda 2000 and by the process of EU enlargement. Proceedings at WTO issues were less visible to the public but the Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations remained...