SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE POLICY IN SUPPORT OF FARMERS’ COOPERATIVE SYSTEM

Miladin M. Sevarlic, Vuk Raicevic and Rade Glomazic

Economics of Agriculture, 2013, vol. 59, issue 4, 15

Abstract: There is a rapidly expanding body of work which describes what needs to be done by business to help build a sustainable economy. This is generated by government, civil society and by business itself. However, there is a separation between what is expected of the sector, what is being achieved by individual companies and what business says in public about the future. There is also a review of the literature providing key principles of sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities. Yet movements toward a sustainable agriculture is currently fragmented and without clear direction. This paper aims to explore this relationship between what has been identified as the role of governoment and cooperatives in building a sustainable economy and the current situation. With exploratory research this paper attempted to stimulate debate about contemporary sustainability challengesits legal and policy framework. The final aim of this paper is to deal with the challenge of putting “evidence-based policy-making” and on how private sector can support evidence-based policy action.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.143162

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