Comparative analysis of EU Rural Development Policy in Central and Eastern European Countries and the Netherlands

In this study a comparative analysis of the implementation of EU Rural Development Policy (second pillar of the CAP) in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) and the Netherlands is made. The aim is to identify themes where cooperation between the Netherlands and CEECs could be established. As a first step, the rural development situation in the countries is analysed and compared, mainly by means of data analysis and literature study. Then, the Rural Development Plans are compared, and finally the study touches upon the supervision and implementation of rural development policy. Cooperation between the Netherlands and the CEECs in the field of EU Rural Development Policy seems to be most likely in the field of agri-environmental measure

Landbouw of landschap?; Ontwikkelingen in het agrarisch grondgebruik in twee gebieden in Friesland

In recent years, the future development of agriculture has come to be seen in terms of different'layers', farm types with different perspectives. In this report these layers areinterpreted in terms of two different areas, and the consequences of both visions of the futureare studied for both farms and the landscape. Two areas in the province of Frieslandhave been chosen for this: the area of North Wonseradeel in the western clay zone, whichpresently has a mix of dairy and arable agriculture, and which is regarded as having amplescope for the further development of commercial farming; and the area of Twijzel-Buitenpost, in the sandy eastern part of the province. In the latter area there is a tension betweenthe maintenance of an attractive landscape and the need for farms to enlarge in orderto remain competitive