Dynamics of farm performance and policy impacts: Case studies
Case Studies
This paper provides detailed farm level data evidence on the dynamics of farm performance
from case studies covering crop farms in Australia, France, Italy and the United Kingdom
(England and Wales), and dairy farms in the Czech Republic, Denmark and Norway, with
different recent sample periods of five to thirty years. An increase in productivity
over time is common to all countries and most crop farm classes, but productivity
dynamics vary significantly. In Australia, strong productivity growth among the most
productive crop farms has led to an increase in the gap between the highest and lowest
performing farms; whereas in France, Italy and the United Kingdom, productivity growth
was weak among the most productive crop farms and the lowest performing farms closed
the productivity gap. Productivity also increased among dairy farms, with an increasing
gap between the most and the least productive farm classes in the three sample countries.
The impact of policy changes on performance dynamics is analysed for decoupled payments
in France and England, and dairy payments in the Czech Republic. The main findings
across countries and policy implications are discussed in OECD Food, Agriculture and
Fisheries Paper N°164.
Published on July 13, 2021
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