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Good Practices in Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to Support the European Green Deal – A Perspective on the Consumption of Pesticides and Fertilizers

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  • Alina Petronela Alexoaei

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Raluca Georgiana Robu

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Valentin Cojanu

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Dumitru Miron

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Ana-Maria Holobiuc

    (Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

Against the background of the goals of the European Green Deal to reduce the use of pesticides by 50% and fertilizers by 20% by 2030, the current analysis aims to: (1) identify key economic, institutional, and legislative levers that can play an important role in the agricultural specialization of the EU according to the European Green Deal and the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; (2) analyze representative variables of the European agricultural environment during the 2000-2019 period concerning the alignment of Member States with the objectives of the Green Deal and the overall performance of the agricultural sector; (3) present a set of good practices to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides in agricultural systems based on the documentation of the impact of these substances on human health and the environment. The results show that available agricultural solutions, in line with the objectives of the Green Deal and the Common Agricultural Policy, are effective in practice. Our findings can help define national sustainable production policies and develop practical measures for farmers and companies in the agricultural industry.

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  • Alina Petronela Alexoaei & Raluca Georgiana Robu & Valentin Cojanu & Dumitru Miron & Ana-Maria Holobiuc, 2022. "Good Practices in Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to Support the European Green Deal – A Perspective on the Consumption of Pesticides and Fertilizers," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 24(60), pages 525-525, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:amfeco:v:24:y:2022:i:60:p:525
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    1. Irina Pilvere & Aleksejs Nipers & Aija Pilvere, 2022. "Evaluation of the European Green Deal Policy in the Context of Agricultural Support Payments in Latvia," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-22, November.
    2. Raluca Georgiana Robu & Ana-Maria Holobiuc & Alina Petronela Alexoaei & Valentin Cojanu & Dumitru Miron, 2023. "Regional Patterns of Pesticide Consumption Determinants in the European Union," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-19, January.

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    Keywords

    best practices; European Green Deal; pesticides; inorganic fertilizers; sustainable crop production.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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