Sustainability and Production Costs in the Global Farming Sector: Comparative Analysis and Methodologies

Stephen Langrell (), Pavel Ciaian and Sergio Gomez Y Paloma
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Stephen Langrell: European Commission JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC70116, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report synthesises the findings from the workshop on Sustainability and Production Costs in the Global Farming Sector: Comparative Analysis and Methodologies organised jointly by the IPTS-JRC and the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development in Brussels on 21-22 June 2011. The report constitutes a comprehensive technical overview of the state of production costs calculations for a range of strategic agricultural sectors at global level, and a consideration of the prospects for effective international comparison. Particular attention was given to the methodologies and approaches for data collection and processing, factor market structure and policy inter-linkages, sectoral coverage, horizontal technical issues, and the implications for global agricultural markets. An important part of the report represents policy-relevant conclusions and recommendations for conducting an effective international comparative analysis of production costs.

Keywords: production costs; agriculture; international comparison; methodologies; farms; agricultural commodities; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q12 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 130 pages
Date: 2012-08
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