This chapter compares two ways of financing the programmes to combat foot and mouth disease in the EU and uses a simulation model to determine the welfare and production implications of the two systems. The two systems analysed are: (1) a purely tax-financed system, where all costs for preventive...

This chapter discusses how a bond scheme might be implemented as part of the Common Agricultural Policy reform in the EU, addressing some concerns expressed by stakeholders. Topics covered include: determining payment levels, base entitlements and payment profiles; market capitalization of bonds;...

This chapter provides an overview of agricultural pollution policy at the EU level as well as at the individual country level (UK, Scandinavia, and Netherlands). Policy lessons and remaining challenges are discussed.