Activity Analysis Framework for Structural Change–Productivity–Climate Nexus in Agriculture

Activity Analysis Framework for Structural Change-Productivity-Climate Nexus in Agriculture

The gains in productivity allow for a sustainable economic growth. At the European Union (EU) level, a flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 Strategy called A resource-efficient Europe and A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 have confirmed the aspirations for gains in productivity and climate change mitigation. The concept of sustainability, therefore, needs to be incorporated within the productivity analysis framework to provide appropriate support for evidence-based policies. Indeed, the goals of productivity and climate change mitigation have also been reflected in the other strategic documents and policies, e.g. the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU and UN post-2015 development agenda.

The agricultural sector is important in terms offood security, and the gains in productivity affect the profitability of agricultural producers and consumers’ food expenditures. The latest CAP reform in 2013 defined objectives such as enhanced competitiveness and improved sustainability for 2014-2020, which call for research focused on the productivity and identification of means for its improvements. The effects of the CAP-related support onthe productivity need to be properly assessed. The objective of sustainability implies the need for tailored decision support tools incorporating environmental pressures into the analysis

This research is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity ‘Improvement of researchers’ qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712

Project Duration 2017-2021

Research Leader Dr Tomas Baležentis

Research Group:

Research Project Specialist Arturas Aidukas

Further Information:

Principal Researcher Dr Tomas Baležentis, (+370 5) 262 2459, tomas.balezentis@laei.lt