Objective Background: The environmental role of agriculture and the promotion of the countryside is taking an increasing place in the development of the E.U. and the CAP. Countryside stewardship or management agreements with farmers, with possible remuneration for the production of environmental services, are among others presented as possible policy instruments ; reg. 2078/92). However, there is still a big lack of expertise, in particular about the socio- economic and market effects of such programmes. The objectives are: The proposal will carry out a theoretical and empirical analysis in order to investigate if countryside stewardship policies are effective instruments to realise the crosscompliance between environmental and agricultural policy objectives and really contribute to market equilibrium. Short description of the project:The proposal is mainly policy oriented and tries to render some advice for programmeand policy designer. The main interest lies in the determinants of cost-effectiveness, the market impact and feasibility of countryside stewardship agreement policies. The following research topics will be clarified : - the available countryside stewardship instruments and their impact on the output at farm level? - the uptake by farmers of these policies? - the consequences on the market - the total cost of such countryside stewardship policy in comparison with other market instruments? Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP4-FAIR - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development), 1994-1998 Topic(s) 4.1.3 - Policy relevant economic analysis. Impact assessment Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT GENT EU contribution No data Address COUPURE LINKS, 653 9000 GENT Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all I.N.R.A. France EU contribution No data Address RUE DE SAINT-BRIEUC, 65 35042 RENNES See on map Total cost No data SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Sweden EU contribution No data Address P.O. BOX 7013 750 07 UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Romea 35020 Legnaro See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS Greece EU contribution No data Address PILLINIS, 9 - P.O. BOX 140 301 00 AGRINION See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÄT FÜR BODENKULTUR Austria EU contribution No data Address GREGOR MENDEL-STRAßE, 33 1180 VIENNA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM Germany EU contribution No data Address SCHLOß OSTHOF SUED 70599 STUTTGART See on map Total cost No data University of Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 6 Kensington Terrace NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne See on map Total cost No data
