Supporting the small market gardening sector in France: Comparison of two policy options

Pauline Lécole, Raphaële Préget and Sophie Thoyer

Ecological Economics, 2025, vol. 238, issue C

Abstract: France's Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan introduces a coupled aid program to support small-scale market gardening farms. This study, using data from a discrete choice experiment and national-level simulations, compares the projected outcomes of this new program—which has strict eligibility requirements—with those of an alternative scheme inspired by the CAP's Small Farmers Scheme (SFS), where farms self-select to receive lump-sum payments. Results indicate that the SFS+ (including environmental and employment conditions) may effectively promote agro-ecological transition in the market gardening sector and could serve as a valuable recommendation for revisions to France's strategic plan and those of other Member States.

Keywords: Common agricultural policy; Small farms; Discrete choice experiments; Coupled support; Lump-sum payment; Market gardening (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108722

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