Energy Crops and the Common Agricultural Policy
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Summary, in English
The Biomass Action Plan (BAP) for Europe outlines how to achieve the targets for bioenergy and energy crops defined by the European Commission and member states. However, it is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that shapes the utilisation of agricultural land. This paper therefore reviews the supportive measures for energy crops in recent CAP reforms and investigates the effects on farmers in ‘real-life’ case studies from Sweden, Italy and Austria. This paper explores if the recent CAP reforms are sufficient to motivate farmers to cultivate energy crops; identifies the barriers and drivers for energy crops from the perspective of farmers; and suggests how to enhance supportive measures in the CAP to overcome barriers and complement the BAP.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2006
Språk
Engelska
Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Ämne
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Nyckelord
- Agriculture
- Bioenergy
Conference name
World Bioenergy 2006
Conference date
2006-05-30 - 2006-06-01
Conference place
Jönköping, Sweden
Status
Published