The economics of regulation in agriculture : compliance with public and private standards

Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 12 Preface......Page 16 1. Introduction......Page 18 2. The role of cross compliance in greening EU agricultural policy......Page 26 3. State and federal responses to increasing input intensity in the US......Page 46 4. Canadian agricultural environmental policy: from the right to farm to farming right......Page 72 5. Decentralized, outcome oriented management of agricultural environmental issues in New Zealand......Page 96 6. Voluntary certification schemes and legal standards in the EU......Page 114 7. Environmental and health standards in the dairy sectors of the EU, the US and New Zealand......Page 134 8. An EU/US perspective on nutrient management policies and growth hormone bans in the beef sector......Page 148 9. Good agricultural and environmental conditions in the EU and their implications for international trade in cereals......Page 164 10. Trade effects of environmental and animal welfare standards in the hog sectors of the EU, US and Canada......Page 182 11. Environmental standards in the fruits and vegetables sector of Spain......Page 198 12. Evaluating WTO institutions for resolving trade disputes involving non-tariff measures: four cases involving Brazil......Page 214 13. Meeting standards in EU agriculture: the changing policy context......Page 232 14. The pollution haven hypothesis and the location of livestock production: two North American case studies......Page 250 15. Cost effectiveness of sediment abatement policies in potato production: assessing policies in Canada, the Netherlands and the US......Page 264 16. Environmental compliance costs in developed country agricultures: implications for trade and competitiveness......Page 280 E......Page 292 N......Page 293 W......Page 294 This work debates and investigates the cross-compliance system - whereby farmers comply with certain standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. The book discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses. Analysing the economics of regulation both within the internal market of the EU and the broader world market by examining a broad range of agricultural products. This resource will be of value to agriculture and resource economists, policy makers, researchers and students in environment Debates and investigates the cross-compliance system - whereby farmers comply with certain standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. This book discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses This work debates and investigates the cross-compliance system, whereby farmers comply with standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. It discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses.