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The 2003 reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU) extend in a significant way the “decoupling” process started some 10 years earlier. By adopting the Single Farm Payment (SFP) scheme only limited support for agriculture is tied to current production decisions. Payments are based on historic levels of support and are conditional on compliance with legislated environmental, food safety and quality, and animal welfare provisions. In addition, there has been an attempt to redirect support from agriculture to the wider rural economy and to environmental protection.
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Fanfani, R., Ball, V.E., Gutierrez, L., Ricci-Maccarini, E., eds. (2008), Competitiveness in Agriculture and the Food Sector: US and EU Perspectives, Bologna University Press, Bologna.
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Ball, V.E., Fanfani, R., Gutierrez, L. (2010). Introduction and Overview. In: Ball, V., Fanfani, R., Gutierrez, L. (eds) The Economic Impact of Public Support to Agriculture. Studies in Productivity and Efficiency, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6385-7_1
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