Analisys of direct payments distribution in Bulgarian agriculture

Beluhova-Uzunova, R.; Atanasov, D.; Hristov, K.

doi:10.15547/tjs.2017.s.01.051

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“…The diverse options for value adding manufacturing of biomass from paludiculture shows that the paludiculture system has great potential for the bioeconomy. [ 59,60 ] The five main objectives for bioeconomy set up by the European Commission ensuring food and nutrition security; managing natural resources sustainably; reducing dependence on nonrenewable, unsustainable resources whether sourced domestically or from abroad; mitigating and adapting to climate change; strengthening European competitiveness and creating jobs; …”

Section: Land Use Opportunities On Rewetted Peat Soilsmentioning

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The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

Tanneberger

Appulo²,

Ewert

et al. 2020

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Peatlands are lands with a peat layer at the surface, containing a large proportion of organic carbon. Such lands cover ≈1 000 000 km2 in Europe, which is almost 10% of the total surface area. In many countries, peatlands have been artificially drained over centuries, leading to not only enormous emissions of CO2 but also soil subsidence, mobilization of nutrients, higher flood risks, and loss of biodiversity. These problems can largely be solved by stopping drainage and rewetting the land. Wet peatlands do not release CO2, can potentially sequester carbon, help to improve water quality, provide habitat for rare and threatened biodiversity, and can still be used for production of biomass (“paludiculture”). Wisely adjusted land use on peatlands can substantially contribute to low‐emission goals and further benefits for farmers, the economy, society, and the environment.

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Section: Land Use Opportunities On Rewetted Peat Soilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

Tanneberger

Appulo²,

Ewert

et al. 2020

Advanced Sustainable Systems

111

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“…The average level of support granted to farmers under the direct payments scheme (expressed in monetary units per hectare or per agricultural holding) is quoted both in discussions on the distribution of funds for the instruments within the 1st pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy between EU Member States (Hamulczuk and Rembisz, 2009;Krzyżanowski, 2015;Sadłowski, 2017b), and in discussions on the distribution of support between beneficiaries in the respective Member States and regions (Beluhova-Uzunova, Atanasov, and Hristov, 2017;Sadłowski, 2017a;Severini and Tantari, 2015;Sinabell, Schmid, and Hofreither, 2009). In this context, in addition to the aspect of fairness, the issue of the rational use of funds is raised, including the minimisation of the impact of the direct support system on business decisions taken by farmers, which, to maintain the sector's effectiveness, should be based to the highest extent possible on market signals on the required production volume and structure.…”

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Average Levels of Direct Support for Farmers in Poland at the Regional Level

Sadłowski¹

2021

ERSJ

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Purpose:The primary objective of the study was to identify differences between regions (voivodeships) in the average level of support granted under the direct payments scheme. Design/methodology/Approach: The interregional differentiation in the level of support is, to a large extent, a result of decisions taken at the national level regarding the shape of agricultural policy. Instruments and mechanisms that weaken the strength of the link between the area of the agricultural holding and the amount of support received have led to a more egalitarian distribution of funds among beneficiaries. Findings: Interregional dispersion was found to be relatively low where the level of support was measured by the average amount of payments per unit of agricultural area. However, the same indicator was high if the adopted measure was the average amount of support per beneficiary. Regions with the lowest average level of support per hectare of agricultural area include voivodeships in north-eastern, western, and south-western Poland and the Subcarpathia Voivodeship. Practical Implications: The region with the highest value of this indicator is the Podlachie Voivodeship. In turn, regions with the lowest average level of support per beneficiary are voivodeships of south-eastern Poland. The highest value of the indicator is observed in the Westpomeranian Voivodeship.

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“…However, the way subsidies were distributed, first based on output and later on area has generated controversy within the scientific and political communities. Some authors used the expression unequal distribution stating that subsidies have increasingly favoured larger farms rather than smaller ones (Beluhova-Uzunova et al 2017;Burny and Gavira 2015;Hennessy 2014;Severini and Tantari 2013;Van der Ploeg 2016). Furthermore, the aims of the CAP have not always been clear, with conflicting discourses varying from productivism and neoliberalism to multi-functionalism, generating doubts about what was expected from farmers.…”

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The Concept of Family Farming in the Portuguese Political Discourse

Dinis

2019

Social Sciences

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Although several countries have outlined national and multi-criteria definitions, family farming is not well defined in most countries including Portugal, making it difficult to assess its real importance as well as the reasons underlying the design and the success/failure of particular policies. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the framing of family farming in the Portuguese political discourse by applying content analysis to a range of national policies and planning documents. The results show little reference to family farming in political documents and a conceptualization of family farming made in antagonism to professional or entrepreneurial farmers. aiming to protect the rights of rural workers, including fishermen, nomads, indigenous peoples, pastoralists and other agricultural workers, such as peasants, which are defined in the declaration as 'any person who engages in small-scale agricultural production for subsistence and/or for the market, and who relies significantly, though not necessarily exclusively, on family or household labour and other non-monetized ways of organizing labour, and who has a special dependency on and attachment to the land' (UN 2018).Following the declaration of the IYFF, the European Commission (EC) promoted a conference on the subject 'Family farming: A dialogue towards more sustainable and resilient farming in Europe and the world', preceded by a public consultation about the role of family farming, key challenges and priorities for the future. Throughout 2014 many family farming events were organized in many EU Member States, including Portugal. The debate and reflection carried out in Portugal allowed more in-depth knowledge about small family farming and emphasized the need for a Family Farming Statute (FFS) which was recently published by the Portuguese government. Nevertheless, as in other countries, it is still unclear what the perception of the Portuguese policy makers is towards the very concept of family farming and how they really address it in the design of sectorial policy. Furthermore, analyses of the discourse on family farming as developed by politicians, is of interest not only because it may explain the design of the agriculture policies, whether general or specifically targeted, but also their success/failure.The aim of the present study is to understand: (i) How family farming has evolved in Portugal after adhesion to the EU; (ii) how family farming has been framed in Portuguese policy strategies, and how the framing has changed over time; (iii) if the perception of the Portuguese public administration has followed the evolution of the concept of family farming in the literature.To answer the first question, statistical data, available in Statistics Portugal, was collected and analysed, with special emphasis on the Census of Agriculture. The second question will be addressed through the analysis of 28 public policy documents. Responding to the third question involves a conceptual analysis of the empirical findings in the context of the body o...

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Analisys of direct payments distribution in Bulgarian agriculture

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

Average Levels of Direct Support for Farmers in Poland at the Regional Level

The Concept of Family Farming in the Portuguese Political Discourse

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