Sustainability of European Irrigated Agriculture under Water Framework Directive and Agenda 2000

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A methodology for the analysis of
irrigated farming in Europe
Bazzani, G.M. 1 , Viaggi, D. 2 , Berbel J. 3 , López, M.J. 3 , Gutiérrez, C. 3
1 CNR Ibimet - Sezione Bologna, Economic Unit
2 University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural Economics and Engineering
3 University of Cordova, Department of Agricultural Economics
Guido Maria Bazzani wrote sections 3.2, 3.3, 4.1 and 4.2; Davide Viaggi wrote sections 2.2 and 3.1;
J.Berbel Vecino, M.J. López Baldovín and C. Gutiérrez Martín wrote section 4.3. Sections 1 and 5
were written jointly by the team of authors.
1. INTRODUCTION
The general objective of WADI is to analyse the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in
Europe within the context of the post-Agenda 2000 CAP Reform and of the Water
Framework Directive.
To be more precise, the project aims to analyse the role of irrigated agriculture in Europe, and
in doing so, to try and answer the following three questions:
• What contribution is made to the reaching of CAP and EU-15 objectives?
• What contribution to rural development does it make?
• What contribution is made to sustainable development and biodiversity?
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