Project
Monitoring of organic support policies
Monitoring of organic support policies
Organic farming is supported with public funding in Europe. Which support measures exist and howmuch funding is available inGermanyandin other EUMemberStates?
Background and Objective
In the past 20 years the palette of organic support measures has broadened increasingly and now covers the entire value chain. The payments remunerate the public benefits of organic farming such as, for example, the maintenance of biological diversity, or the reduction of pollution in water bodies. Furthermore the existing measures have the aim of improving the framework conditions for an expansion of organic farming. In order to compare the financial support in different regions and countries, and then assess the effectiveness of the different instruments and strategies, relevant support programmes and measures, including the level of premiums, are regularly documented and analysed.
Preliminary Results
Most EU countries offer a special land related payments in order to reward financially the contributions of organic farming, for example, to the protection of the environment. In addition there are numerous other support measures of organic farming such as, for example financial aid for the processing and marketing of organic products, investment aids, the support of training and consultations, general informational measures as well as public research grants for projects on organic farming. In many countries, different organic measures are combined and coordinated in the framework of an action plan for organic farming.
The analysis of different measures shows that the organic area payments is still the most important support instrument.
Thünen-Contact
Involved Thünen-Partners
Duration
Permanent task 1.2000
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Project status:
ongoing
Publications to the project
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Kuhnert H, Devries U (2023) Flächenbezogene Förderung des ökologischen Landbaus in Deutschland im Rahmen der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) in der Förderperiode 2023 bis 2027. Braunschweig: Thünen-Institut für Betriebswirtschaft, 28 p
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Lampkin N, Sanders J (2022) Policy support for organic farming in the European Union 2010-2020. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 132 p, Thünen Working Paper 200, DOI:10.3220/WP1663067402000
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Sanders J, Schmid O (2014) Organic Action Plans: Mainstreaming organic farming in public policy. In: Organic in Europe : prospects and developments. Brussels: IFOAM EU Group, pp 46-54
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Sanders J, Stolze M, Padel S, Lampkin N (2013) EU organic action plan: common strategic framework for organic sector development. In: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (ed) Shaping Europe's organic future together: making an impact on the EU organic legal framework within the future CAP : Vilnius, Lithuania 2-4 July 2013 ; Proceedings ; 7th European Organic Congress. Brussels: IFOAM, pp 30-31
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Sanders J (2012) Öffentliche Gelder : wie lässt sich eine besondere Ökoförderung rechtfertigen? Ökologie & Landbau 164(4):27-28
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Kuhnert H, Nieberg H, Sanders J (2011) Das alles wird gefördert : Ökoförderung. DLG Mitt 126(10):18-21
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Sanders J, Schwarz G (2011) EU-Förderpolitik : einheitlicher Rahmen mit großem Spielraum für die Länder. Ökologie & Landbau 39(3):47-49
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Nieberg H, Kuhnert H, Sanders J (2011) Förderung des ökologischen Landbaus in Deutschland - Stand, Entwicklung und internationale Perspektive. 2., überarb. u. aktualis. Aufl. Braunschweig: vTI, XII, 265, 70 p, Landbauforsch SH 347
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Sanders J, Stolze M, Padel S (eds) (2011) Use and efficiency of public support measures adressing organic farming : study report [online]. Braunschweig: vTI, 150 p, zu finden in <http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/external-studies/organic-farming-support_en.htm> [zitiert am 24.05.2012]
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Sanders J, Nieberg H, Offermann F (2010) Bedeutung der Ökoprämie für die Wirtschaftlichkeit des Ökologischen Landbaus. Ländl Raum (ASG) 61(2):28-29
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Schwarz G, Nieberg H, Sanders J (2010) Organic farming support payments in the EU. Korrigierte Fassung. Braunschweig: vTI, 361 p, Landbauforsch SH 339
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Nieberg H, Sanders J, Offermann F (2010) Politik muss verlässlich sein. Bio Land(8):6-7
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Sanders J, Nieberg H, Offermann F (2010) Welche Rolle spielt die Ökoprämie? : Wirtschaftlichkeit von Biobetrieben. Ökologie & Landbau(4):43-45
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