Thread🧵: The 'Food Day @ETH_en', realized by the World Food System Center @ethzWFSC of ETH Zürich is taking place tomorrow

A key element of the event is a (this time virtual) poster session. The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group @aecp_eth contributed 4 posters....
1) Lucca Zachmann @lucca_zachmann presents our work on 'The adoption of fungi-​resistant grapevine varieties and marketing channels in Switzerland' w @ChloeMcCallum_ as part of @snf_ch funded TRAPEGO project w @IngoldKarin

2) Chloe McCallum @ChloeMcCallum_ presents our work on 'The effect of personalized pesticide risk information on intentions to adopt fungi-​resistant grapes' w @lucca_zachmann, also part of @snf_ch funded TRAPEGO project

3) Viviana Garcia Gomez @ViviGarciaGom presents our work on 'The role of risk perceptions in the adoption of a pesticide-​free production scheme' w @YanbingWang4 and N Möhring @CNRS

4) (last but not least) Stefan Wimmer @StefanGWimmer presents our work on 'A structural model to evaluate farm-​level responses to weather trends' w @ChrStetter and Jonas Schmitt @Thuenen_aktuell

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15 Feb
Thread: Special Issue 'Farm income in European agriculture: new perspectives on measurement, development and policies'

European Review of Agricultural Economics @OUPEconomics

guest-edited w @elbenninadja based on
#171eaaeseminar @agroscope @aecp_eth

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In the editorial paper w @elbenninadja we introduce farm income as a policy-relevant proxy for the viability of farms and farm households. We here esp. focus on three facets of farm income: the income, the variability and the inequality issue
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Aaron Hanson assesses the redistributive impact of the 2013 CAP reforms using an EU-wide panel study

He shows, among others, that payment capping is less effective at redistributing subsidies towards smaller farmers than the Redistributive Payment Scheme

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In a recent paper, we found that without crop #insurance being in place, #pesticide expenditures in France and Switzerland would be 6 to 11% lower.

Here a #thread on the relevance of these findings, the underlying mechanisms and policy implications

Cc @tobi_dal @aecp_eth
Reducing risks from pesticide use for humans and the environment is on the top of European policy agendas. Also the support of risk management and insurance solutions, e.g. via subsidies, is gaining relevance in Europe. Especially in light of #climatechange impacts on agriculture
The availability and support of agricultural insurance, however, also affects pesticide use. This is linkage is usually not considered in policy making. Two effects are especially relevant:
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