Review of legislations guiding towards a sustainable food system : role of agroforestry in the EU

Abstract

This thesis explores various ways on how European Union legislatives impact the transformation towards environmentally friendly agriculture, through focusing on agroforestry as well as biodiversity. This literature review highlights on some major legal structures, assistance mechanism and implementation inadequacies though qualitative analyses of academic papers, legislation documents and European Union official reports. The study leads to an understanding of the European Union legislations and initiatives represents an adequate foundation though their widespread adoption has been hampered institutional barriers. Though incentive system based on performance, outreach to farmers, inclusion of agricultural training and education are some of the solutions for fulfilling the gaps within the policy and practice.