Rural development in the context of agricultural "green" subsidies: Czech farmers' responses by Miloslav LAPKA, Eva CUDLÍNOVÁ, J. Sanford RIKOON, Martin PĚLUCHA, Viktor KVETOŇ

“…The empirical case study results show some positive changes connected with the participation in the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). In spite of improvements, farmers continue to cite two primary weaknesses and constraints - administrative procedures and shifting program guidelines - that were evident prior to joining the EU. …”
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Navigating a shifting agri-environment policy landscape to conserve butterflies by Steward, L, Bonsall, MB, Cusworth, G, Christopher, C, Dicks, L, Jilly, H, Plackett, J, Spray, M, Strevens, C

“…However, the UK's 2016 decision to leave the European Union (EU) means the overarching framework for AES, the EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), is being replaced by a new independent agri-environment policy, the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme. …”

The Mediterranean Diet and the Increasing Demand of the Olive Oil Sector: Shifts and Environmental Consequences by Bruno Neves, Iva Miranda Pires

“…Aspects such as how communication emphasizes the benefits of the Mediterranean diet - which is a distinctive characteristic of the Mediterranean culture and identity - the Slow Food Movement, the International Olive Council campaigns, and the successive Common Agricultural Policies, that have triggered production, trade and consumption around the world, are here discussed. …”
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Can <i>Miscanthus</i> Fulfill Its Expectations as an Energy Biomass Source in the Current Conditions of the Czech Republic?—Potentials and Barriers by Jan Weger, Jaroslav Knápek, Jaroslav Bubeník, Kamila Vávrová, Zdeněk Strašil

“…Key barriers and factors are identified, including gene pool and agronomy improvement, change of subsidy policy (Common agriculture policy-CAP), climate change trends, and further development of the bioeconomy.…”
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Portuguese Agrifood Sector Resilience: An Analysis Using Structural Breaks Applied to International Trade by Maria de Fátima Oliveira, Pedro Reis

“…In the last two decades, Portugal suffered the effects of two global crises, the financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Common Agriculture Policy reforms. These crises had a great impact on the Portuguese economy, but it is completely unclear how they affected the dynamics of the Portuguese agrifood sector. …”
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Predispositions and challenges of agriculture from areas particularly facing natural or other specific constraints in Poland in the context of providing environmental public goods... by Marek Zieliński, Jan Jadczyszyn, Jolanta Sobierajewska

“…Its organisational features, economic situation, and the degree of interest in measures specifically serving the protection of the natural environment under the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) EU were indicated. Statistically significant factors determined farmers' willingness to participate in these measures. …”
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Users’ Assessment of Orthoimage Photometric Quality for Visual Interpretation of Agricultural Fields by Agnieszka Tarko, Sytze de Bruin, Dominique Fasbender, Wim Devos, Arnold K. Bregt

“…Land cover identification and area quantification are key aspects of implementing the European Common Agriculture Policy. Legitimacy of support provided to farmers is monitored using the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS), with land cover identification performed by visual image interpretation. …”
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Changes in rice cultivation affect population trends of herons and egrets in Italy by Mauro Fasola, Elisa Cardarelli, Luigi Ranghetti, Eleonora Boncompagni, Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa, Daniele Delle Monache, Michelangelo Morganti

“…The spread of dry rice fields, and the consequent loss of their value for conservation of aquatic biodiversity, call for a revision of the regulations and incentives to farmers under the Common Agriculture Policy by the European Union and by local authorities. …”
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Income Variability of Agricultural Households in Poland: A Descriptive Study by Ryszard Kata, Małgorzata Wosiek

“…Furthermore, two research subperiods (1996–2003; 2004–2022; before and after EU accession) were distinguished to capture the association between the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and the stability of agricultural income. …”
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Farmers’ futures: an application of the Delphi method in the context of Finnish agriculture by Jaana Sorvali, Vilja Varho, Pasi Rikkonen, Janne Kaseva, Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio

“…Abstract In Finland, agriculture is practiced in variable growing conditions that are further challenged by climate change and under external pressure caused by international competition, changing consumer preferences and demands, and the renewal of the European Union Common Agriculture Policy and Paris Agreement climate targets. …”
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Four ideas to boost EU conservation policy as 2020 nears by Virgilio Hermoso, Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez, Stefano Canessa, Lluis Brotons

“…Fourth, while more funding is required to properly implement the Biodiversity Strategy, the improvements we suggest can be made more cost-effective by using systematic planning approaches and better integration of conservation policy in other sectorial policies, such as the Common Agriculture Policy. While existing policy mechanisms can already be used to implement some of these recommendations, revised policies should seek better integration of conservation into other sectorial policies, as well as efficient allocation and use of funds to increase the efficiency of conservation efforts.…”
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Assessing Spatial Limits of Sentinel-2 Data on Arable Crops in the Context of Checks by Monitoring by Blanka Vajsová, Dominique Fasbender, Csaba Wirnhardt, Slavko Lemajic, Wim Devos

“…This paper proposes a new method to quantify and specify restrictions of the Sentinel-2 imagery in the context of checks by monitoring, a newly introduced control approach within the European Common Agriculture Policy framework. The method consists of a comparison of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series constructed from data of different spatial resolution to estimate the performance and limits of the coarser one. …”
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Evaluation of the Symmetry of Statistical Methods Applied for the Identification of Agricultural Areas by Justyna Wójcik-Leń, Przemysław Leń

“…The main priorities of the common agricultural policies of the European Union (EU) are improvement of the quality of life in rural areas for their inhabitants as well as the optimum utilisation of rural resources. …”
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Progress in Grassland Cover Conservation in Southern European Mountains by 2020: A Transboundary Assessment in the Iberian Peninsula with Satellite Observations (2002–2019) by Antonio T. Monteiro, Cláudia Carvalho-Santos, Richard Lucas, Jorge Rocha, Nuno Costa, Mariasilvia Giamberini, Eduarda Marques da Costa, Francesco Fava

“…Conservation and policy agendas, such as the European Biodiversity strategy, Aichi biodiversity (target 5) and Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), are overlooking the progress made in mountain grassland cover conservation by 2020, which has significant socio-ecological implications to Europe. …”
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