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Attitudes to Agricultural Policy and Farming Futures in the Context of the 2003 CAP Reform: a comparison of farmers in selected established and new Member States

Gorton, Matthew, Douarin, E., Davidova, Sophia M., Latruffe, Laure (2008) Attitudes to Agricultural Policy and Farming Futures in the Context of the 2003 CAP Reform: a comparison of farmers in selected established and new Member States. Journal of Rural Studies, 24 Iss (3). pp. 322-336. ISSN 0743-0167. (doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.10.001) (KAR id:8769)

Abstract

Farmers’ attitudes, to agricultural production, diversification and policy support, and behavioural intentions in five Member States of the EU (France, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, England) are analysed comparatively. Groups of farmers with similarly held attitudes are identified using cluster analysis to investigate whether differences in attitudes are defined predominately according to national, east-west, size or other criteria. The results highlight that the vast majority of farmers in the enlarged EU retain a productivist mindset, wish to maintain an agricultural focus and strongly reject notions of policy liberalisation. However, while the overwhelming majority advocate protection they are more receptive to greater flexibility in terms of the instruments through which policy support may be delivered. Overall, the strongest opposition to policy liberalisation comes from farmers in the New Member States of the EU.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.10.001
Projects: IDEMA Project (SSPE-CT-2003-502171)
Uncontrolled keywords: Agricultural policy, Attitudes, Single Farm Payment, EU Enlargement
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics
Funders: European Commission (https://ror.org/00k4n6c32)
Depositing User: Sophia Davidova
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2009 12:09 UTC
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2022 10:38 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/8769 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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