What Is the Future of Farming Within the Agri-Food Chain?

Bonny, Sylvie

What Is the Future of Farming Within the Agri-Food Chain?

CHANGING EUROPEAN FARMING SYSTEMS FOR A BETTER FUTURE - NEW VISION FOR RURAL AREAS, Hans Langeveld and Niels Röling, eds., Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 217-222, 2006

9 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2007

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Sylvie Bonny

INRA, UMR Economie Publique, F-78850 GRIGNON, FRANCE

Abstract

Farming is the subject of frequent criticism as regards the environment, food quality and sustainability. Farmers, technical progress and policies often bear the brunt of accusations. However, the observed evolution has also been induced by economic determinants and by the position of agriculture throughout the agri-food chain. This position is analyzed: the processing and retailing sectors play a considerable role in the transformation of farming systems. The paper deals with the often overlooked influence of the downstream sector on agriculture.

Keywords: agricultural economics, farming, agri-food chain, distribution, agricultural price, agri-food system, value chain, agricultural production, changing agriculture, productivism, demand

JEL Classification: Q10, L10, D40, O33, L00, Q18

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Bonny, Sylvie, What Is the Future of Farming Within the Agri-Food Chain?. CHANGING EUROPEAN FARMING SYSTEMS FOR A BETTER FUTURE - NEW VISION FOR RURAL AREAS, Hans Langeveld and Niels Röling, eds., Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 217-222, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=981367