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Comparative Organic Policy (COP)
Policies aimed at market development can be designed in various ways. Basically, they can concentrate on creating demand among users/consumers, induce producers to supply a new product, or be a combination of both. This project analyses how various policy designs affect demand in the market for organic food sector and the political and institutional conditions under which various policies were adopted. The overall aim is to provide recommendations for organic farming policy at both the national, EU and international level.
A limited share of the policy literature on organic farming policy addresses the question of the extent to which national organic farming policies assist the creation of demand for organic produce. Further, in relation to the question of which political and institutional factors and processes facilitate the adoption of effective organic farming policies only very little research has been produced.
Thus, the two major research questions analysed are:
- Do organic farming policies make a difference in increasing demand in the market for organic food, and if so, which policy design is the most effective?
- Which political and institutional factors and processes at national, EU and international level facilitate the adoption of effective organic farming policies?
Contact person
Professor Carsten Daugbjerg
University of Aarhus
Department of Political Science
Universitetsparken
DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Tel.: +45 89 42 12 83. Fax: +45 86 13 98 39
E-mail: cd@ps.au.dk