The Agri-Environmental Policy of the European Union

Integrating environmental aims n the agricultural policy of the European Union was a main aim of the 1992 CAP-Reform. This book presents a study of the socio-economic framing conditions as well as the attitudes and orientations within the agricultural population towards the European agri-environmental policy. It is based on a research project in three member countries, France, Germany, and Portugal, where more than 600 farmers have been; interviewed. The results indicate that a change towards more ecologically sustainable forms of agricultural production requires much broader political and social support to grow beyond the dimensions of a marginal green subsector of agriculture. Contents: European Union--Reform of Common Agricultural Policy--Agricultural Develpment in Europe--Comparative Sociological Analysis of the Implementation of Agri-Environmental Measures in France, Germany, and Portugal.s