The agricultural policy debate over the last 20 years is characterised by a growing public concern over the environmental and social impacts of agricultural intensification. A growing public concern ...for non-commodity outputs (NCO) of agriculture, together with growing pressures for market liberalisation and constraints on farm income support resulted in the emergence of multifunctionality as a versatile policy tool (Erjavec et al., 2009).
A country-vide survey related to purchasing behaviour of organic and integrated fruit
and vegetables has been prepared for Slovenia. An ordered probit model of consumer
choice was developed on the ...basis of survey results to quantify various determinants of
purchase frequency for organically and integrally produced fruit and vegetables. Results show that purchase of analysed produce is most significantly influenced by their availability in retail outlets, followed by consumers’ income, health and environmental considerations, and visual attractiveness of products. Demand for organically and integrally produced fruit and vegetables could be further stimulated by targeted knowledge and awareness raising actions.
A country-vide survey related to purchasing behaviour of organic and integrated fruitand vegetables has been prepared for Slovenia. An ordered probit model of consumerchoice was developed on the ...basis of survey results to quantify various determinants ofpurchase frequency for organically and integrally produced fruit and vegetables. Results show that purchase of analysed produce is most significantly influenced by their availability in retail outlets, followed by consumers’ income, health and environmental considerations, and visual attractiveness of products. Demand for organically and integrally produced fruit and vegetables could be further stimulated by targeted knowledge and awareness raising actions.
A country-vide survey related to purchasing behaviour of organic and integrated fruit and vegetables has been prepared for Slovenia. An ordered probit model of consumer choice was developed on the ...basis of survey results to quantify various determinants of purchase frequency for organically and integrally produced fruit and vegetables. Results show that purchase of analysed produce is most significantly influenced by their availability in retail outlets, followed by consumers’ income, health and environmental considerations, and visual attractiveness of products. Demand for organically and integrally produced fruit and vegetables could be further stimulated by targeted knowledge and awareness raising actions.
Paper presents the main changes brought by the new EU Rural Development
Regulation and discusses the main open issues that refer to its implementation in the
period of the New Financial Perspective ...(NFP) of the EU (2007-2013). The paper attempts
to assess the significance of these changes on the future implementation of rural
development in Slovenia. The future allocation of funds for Rural Development from the
Community budget to Slovenia is not likely to increase significantly. Public expenditure in
this policy field is also highly dependent from the future status of Slovenia in the EU
Cohesion policy. In terms of implementation, the main risks refer to the unbalanced
expenditure for various groups of rural development measures in Slovenia. This imbalance
could impair the future implementation of some newly introduced rural development
measures (e.g. agri-environmental measures, compliance with the Community standards).
The paper states that these risks can be controlled with careful policy programming. In
the long term, Slovenia would benefit from a better balancing of rural development
measures.
