Intersectionality of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Agri-Food Global Production Networks (GPN)
Shirley Basauli AGUSTINA
https://doi.org/10.53465/CEECBE.2025.9788022552257.9-20
Abstract: This paper aims to examine the relationship between Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the agri-food global production network (GPN). The changing trend of the CAP decoupled direct payment by the introduction of eco-schemes/” greening” measures to farmers have significantly impacted the EU’s participation into the GPN, particularly in the period from 2010 to 2022. This paper will start by explanation on the significance of agricultural subsidies in the agri-food sector of the European Union and its business activities. In the observed period, EU’s participation in the agri-food GPN steadily increased. The paper comes into the conclusion that CAP through the introduction of eco-schemes measures has become the EU’s “coupling” strategy into agri-food GPN, through priority on producer organizations. This paper used convergent mixed methods by combining interview findings and regression analysis to reach this conclusion.
Keywords: Global Production Network, Common Agricultural Policy, Agri-food
JEL Classification codes: F68, N54, Q18
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Published by: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, Bratislava University of Economics and Business
Year of publication: 2025
Online publication date: 16 May 2025
Copyright: Author/s of the paper
ISBN 978-80-225-5225-7
ISSN 2453-6113
Pages: 9 – 20