Food Policy International provides information to the food and agriculture industries, but also to a wider informed circle of those interested in food, agriculture and related environmental issues. It continuously gathers, analyses and disseminates information on European and international agriculture and food matters with particular emphasis on the European Union's agriculture, food and environmental policies. The focus is on the international context, with close monitoring of the World Trade Organisation, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the development of food and farm policy in the United States, South America and Asia.

 

FPI Director Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner has specialised in the interpretation and analysis of European Union agriculture and food policy developments, in domestic and international contexts, for more than twenty five years. During most of that period he has been based in Brussels where he developed a close knowledge of EU policy development. During this period he analysed and commented on CAP developments from Brussels for the BBC's farming and television programmes and was European Director of Agra Europe. Subsequently, he has been an independent analyst of European and international food and agriculture policy. He is the author of 'European Agriculture: Policies, Production and Trade', an explanation and analysis of the current and future development of EU agriculture policy in both its domestic and international contexts, published by Routledge. He also wrote a section, ‘Growing Pains - the New Europe and the CAP’ in ‘The Perfect Union-New Europe and the EU’ published by the Policy Exchange, London. Recent work has included advising the UK House of Lords EU Select Committee on future financing of European agriculture policy and the external trade impacts of current CAP reforms.

 

European Agriculture analyses the economic, political and environmental implications of pursuing present farming policy. ISBN 0415085330 Paperback price £19.99. Also available in Japanese. See www.routledge.com Download eBook version: Taylor and Francis eBookstore www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk

 

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