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Supporting the small market gardening sector in France: Comparison of two policy options

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  • Lécole, Pauline
  • Préget, Raphaële
  • Thoyer, Sophie

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France's Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan introduces a coupled aid program to support small-scale market gardening farms. This study, using data from a discrete choice experiment and national-level simulations, compares the projected outcomes of this new program—which has strict eligibility requirements—with those of an alternative scheme inspired by the CAP's Small Farmers Scheme (SFS), where farms self-select to receive lump-sum payments. Results indicate that the SFS+ (including environmental and employment conditions) may effectively promote agro-ecological transition in the market gardening sector and could serve as a valuable recommendation for revisions to France's strategic plan and those of other Member States.

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  • Lécole, Pauline & Préget, Raphaële & Thoyer, Sophie, 2025. "Supporting the small market gardening sector in France: Comparison of two policy options," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 238(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:238:y:2025:i:c:s0921800925002058
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108722
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