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Non-compliance in organic farming: A cross-country comparison of Italy and Germany

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  • Gambelli, Danilo
  • Solfanelli, Francesco
  • Zanoli, Raffaele
  • Zorn, Alexander
  • Lippert, Christian
  • Dabbert, Stephan

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This paper describes the Italian and German organic certification systems, including the institutions involved and the definitions of non-compliance and sanctions. Although they are both implementations of the same EU regulatory framework, these systems differ in many respects. Case study data from control bodies on non-compliance and sanctions are presented and analysed using binary choice models. This analysis shows that the occurrence of slight non-compliance and greater farm acreage are significant risk factors that explain severe non-compliance in both countries. However, to implement an efficient risk-based inspection system in the future, the data collection process must be improved and extended to examine personal attributes of farmers and operators.

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  • Gambelli, Danilo & Solfanelli, Francesco & Zanoli, Raffaele & Zorn, Alexander & Lippert, Christian & Dabbert, Stephan, 2014. "Non-compliance in organic farming: A cross-country comparison of Italy and Germany," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 49(P2), pages 449-458.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfpoli:v:49:y:2014:i:p2:p:449-458
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.012
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