Olive oil production and soil conservation in southern Spain, in relation to EU subsidy policies
Olive oil production and soil conservation in southern Spain, in relation to EU subsidy policies
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DOI:
10.1016/s0264-8377(99)00022-8
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发表时间:
1999-10-01
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影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Eppink, LAAJ
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作者:
de Graaff, J;Eppink, LAAJ
The European Union spent about two billion ECU per year on subsidies for the olive oil sector, of which Spain received about 35%. For the rainfed areas in southern spain the olive oil sector is crucial, and so are these subsidies. The European Commission has formulated two options to change the subsidy system, but these do not take the production systems and enviornmental aspects into account. Many olive plantations are affected by soil erosion. This paper analyses the olive tree production systems in southern Spain, the subsidy systems and the soil erosion problems. It then raises the question whether the subsidies could not be provided in a different way, in order to make olive tree cultivation more sustainable by reducing soil erosion and flood hazard. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.