THE UNITED KINGDOM'S EXPERIENCE WITH AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SCHEMES: LESSONS AND ISSUES FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE

Thomas L. Dobbs and Jules N. Pretty

No 32014, Economics Staff Papers from South Dakota State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The authors draw on the United Kingdom's experience with various agri-environmental schemes since the mid-1980s to identify lessons and issues for expansion of agri-environmental stewardship payment programs in the U.S. and Europe. A key recommendation of the authors is that major stewardship payment initiatives are needed on both sides of the Atlantic at this time to encourage more diverse crop systems, incorporating legume-based rotations. Issues and challenges addressed in the paper include: (1) compatibility of production support and stewardship support; (2) balancing stewardship payments and environmental compliance; (3) opportunities for programs to contribute jointly to social and stewardship objectives; (4) compatibility of World Trade Organization rules with stewardship schemes; (5) capitalization of scheme benefits into land values; (6) how to gain from bottom-up planning and subsidiarity; and (7) whether farmers already practicing 'good stewardship' should qualify for stewardship payments. Issued as South Dakota State University Economics Staff Paper 2001-1 and University of Essex Centre for Environment and Society Occasional Paper 2001-1

Keywords: Environmental; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.32014

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