Organic farming development in Europe — impacts of regulation and institutional diversity

摘要: In Europe the distribution of organic farming has increased along with growing political support during 1990s - including a common EU definition and financial for farmers. Three qualitative analyses covering all member three non-member states are summarised to analyse co-variation between policies sector size. When comparing impacts policy instruments, results were unclear but mainly pointed towards positive effects from introducing uniform certification schemes. With regard national processes no correlation appeared conditions oriented learning size sector. Some explanatory power is, however, derived distinguishing types institutional interrelationships mainstream farming. Cooperation or creative conflict persists in countries large sectors, while pure competition is found small ones.