Research project | Updated 19/01/2012 

In the perspective of a CAP reform and changes of the agricultural budget after 2013, Notre Europe undertakes a prospective study on the conditions under which European agriculture could fit into the world economy over the next twenty five years. This study scrutinises the factors set to affect agricultural activity in Europe and comes up with proposals for a new agricultural policy.

Contrary to studies undertaken over the last twenty years, this research paper does not confine itself to economic issues. It also takes into account agriculture's political and sociological dimensions, setting its questions in a European framework.

Read Notre Europe's proposals:"CAP Reform beyond 2013: an idea for a longer view",Jean-Christophe Bureau, Louis-Pascal Mahé, May 2008

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1 - Diagnoses: agriculture after 2013

The first step of our research program aims to identify and prioritise factors likely to influence European agricultural activity in the mid-term, then take stock of what is known on these determinants.

Energy diagnoses

• Biofuels: An Emerging Threat to Europe's Food Security? Impact of an increased biomass use on agricultural markets, prices and food security: A longer-term perspective by Josef Schmidhuber, FAO-Senior Economist, May 2007.


• L'avenir des biocarburants et incidences sur l'équilibre des marchés agricoles by Pierre Rainelli, March 2007, 32p.


• Les déterminants des prix des hydrocarbures by Sophie Méritet, Professeur CGEMP, Université Paris Dauphine, November 2006, 12p.

Environmental diagnoses

• Une difficile régulation des pollutions agricoles. Quelles leçons tirer du cas des nitrates en Bretagne ?, Policy Brief by Viviane Gravey, September 2010, Only in French, 6p.


• Achieving a doubly green revolution by Nadège Chambon, November 2009, 14p.


• Organic Farming in Europe: Situation and Prospects by Sylvie Bonny, INRA Grignon, November 2006, 28p.


• Experience with agri-environmental schemes in EU and non-EU members by François Bonnieux, Pierre Dupraz et Karine Latouche, November 2006, 14p.

Sociological and Institutional diagnoses

• The CAP’s Contribution to the Collective Welfare: A Complex Assessment by Alexandre Gohin, October 2010.


• Rural development in European policy; a retrospective by Nadège Chambon and Chiara Tomalino, June 2009


• Agriculture and European societies in the 21st century, N.Chambon and A.Gouez, July 2007


• A changing global context in agricultural policy by Isabelle Garzon, May 2007


• The creation of the European Food Authority: institutional implications of risk regulation par François D. Lafond, November 2001
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2 - Proposals

The task force suggests objectives for a renewed European Agricultural Policy.

• Notre Europe's contribution to the Public consultation of the Commission "The CAP after 2013", only available in French, June 2010.


• "CAP Reform beyond 2013: an idea for a longer view", Jean-Christophe Bureau, Louis-Pascal Mahé, May 2008.


• Introductory documents; Task Force « Whither the CAP? » co-presided by Franz Fishler and Henri Nallet; September 2007.

3 - Proposals for Rural Development

• The EU proposals for rural development after 2013: A good compromise between innovation and conservative choices?, Policy Brief by Francesco Mantino, January 2012, 4 p.
• The Reform of EU Rural Development Policy and the challenges ahead, Policy Paper by Francesco Mantino, October 2010, 69 p.


• CAP budget negotiations: Make or break for the European Union Policy Brief by Nadège Chambon, September 2010, 6 p.


• Notre Europe endorses Environmental NGO Proposal for a new EU Common Agricultural Policy
  
• "The keys to a European Strategy for Rural Development"; Marjorie Jouen, November 2009
  
• "CAP: Bad times for a reform" Tribune by Nadège Chambon published in "Turkish daily news", 3rd November 2008.
  


• "Sorting Out the CAP - Striving for a European agricultural" Note by Jean Nestor, April 2008.

4 - View from the EU presidencies...