Agricultural research, extension and education (REE) are commonly perceived to form a
triad of key policy instruments which, together with vigourous investment in land …

The first scientific warnings against the polluting effects of modern agriculture began about
twenty-five years ago. Despite this early scientific concern, the political perception of …

A agriculture debate became an important feature in industrialized countries during the
1980s and 1990s@ eus and Dunlap 1990; Lowe 1992). A combina-tion of voluntary and …

The agricultural sector in the Netherlands contributes to a host of environmental problems.
The major dilemmas are manure surpluses, acidification, pollution by pesticides and soil …

In the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) agriculture became a subject of increasing
controversy after its role in the deterioration of landscapes, soil structure and water quality …

Environmental policies in agriculture have now been fully incorporated into policy
throughout Europe both within and outside of the European Union. One of the cornerstones …

Building institutions of sustainability which are able to govern the many resource problems
in Central and Eastern European agriculture and environment requires time and …

Agriculture in the Netherlands is a critical industry, in terms of both its share of available land
and its importance to the Dutch economy. Cultural-technical improvements and …

TRADITIONALLY, AGRICULTURE HAS been regarded as being close to nature, but along
with the general trends in modernization-mechanization, specialization and intensification …

The first criticisms of productivist agricultural policies in Switzerland emerged in the 1970s–
much earlier than in most European Union (EU) Member States. The analysis of the Swiss …