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Scenarios for European agricultural policymaking in the era of digitalisation

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  • Ehlers, Melf-Hinrich
  • Finger, Robert
  • El Benni, Nadja
  • Gocht, Alexander
  • Sørensen, Claus Aage Grøn
  • Gusset, Markus
  • Pfeifer, Catherine
  • Poppe, Krijn
  • Regan, Áine
  • Rose, David Christian
  • Wolfert, Sjaak
  • Huber, Robert

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Digitalisation affects the agri-food sector and its governance. However, what digitalisation of the sector will imply for future agricultural policymaking remains unclear.

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  • Ehlers, Melf-Hinrich & Finger, Robert & El Benni, Nadja & Gocht, Alexander & Sørensen, Claus Aage Grøn & Gusset, Markus & Pfeifer, Catherine & Poppe, Krijn & Regan, Áine & Rose, David Christian & Wolf, 2022. "Scenarios for European agricultural policymaking in the era of digitalisation," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:196:y:2022:i:c:s0308521x21002717
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103318
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