This study develops an integrated framework for assessment of cropping sustainability at the aggregate (country) level. Such sustainability criteria as total water footprint, Shannon equitability index, total output, and downside coefficient of yield variation are used to rank the crop…
Currently, developing the tax system and improving financial relations between the state and taxpayer are rather important aspects of reforming the economic situation and are relevant to this study. The purpose of this article is to substantiate the scientific approaches…
The article examines and discloses the international experience of operating cooperatives and clusters in the organic sector to determine the benefits and motives of such forms of association, taking into account the peculiarities of organic food trade. The characteristic feature…
The article is aimed at revealing the factors, which influence the retail food prices the most. Not only the main 10 factors influencing retail food prices have been distinguished, but also governments’ capacities to influence food prices have been researched.…
The changes in farm structure have been observed in Lithuania as well as in other Central and Eastern European countries. These changes, to a high extent, have been driven by decreasing profitability of the small farms. In this paper, we…
The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of investment support on labour productivity in Lithuanian family farms. This issue is of particular importance when appraising whether the investment support has had the anticipated effects. Propensity score matching…
Impact assessment is an important tool for policymakers. Pursuing sustainable farming development, it is important to analyse and evaluate possibilities and obstacles of the implementation of sustainable farming practices. The development of new policies requires indepth analysis and a thorough…
Purpose – The new programming period of 2021-2027 of the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy requires reconsidering the policy measures. In the new period, the European Commission is to allow each member state (MS) developing eco-schemes to support and/or…