A bond scheme for common agricultural policy reform

In: CABI Books

Abstract

This book discusses a proposed bond scheme as part of the Common Agricultural Policy reform in the EU. It presents a major survey of farmers conducted in Germany, Portugal and the UK to determine their likely reactions to the introduction of a bond scheme or similar partially decoupled payments such as the new Single Payment Scheme proposed by the Fischler reforms. Under the bond scheme, compensation payments would be made to farmers for a fixed number of years to help them cope with policy change. The payments would be completely decoupled, i.e., not linked to future farming activity. The book has 10 chapters and a subject index.