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Table 2 Shares of the value of Swiss agricultural production 
Figure 2 Swiss agricultural reform 1992: from price support to direct payments Source: Federal Office for Agriculture, Berne  
Figure 4 Ex ante evaluation and structural models of Agriculture (selected projects in Switzerland)  
Table 4 Survey of the Federal Research Institute of Tänikon: direct payments in proportion to
Figure 5 Different strategies of agricultural policy reforms  
Market liberalization and the role of direct payments in Switzerland
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Abstract The fundamental,reform of agricultural policy in 1992 shifted farm support from price and sales guarantees to direct payments that are condition al on the fulfillment of ecological and ethological standards. This article highlights the pillars of the Swiss direct payment,system and its incentive structure , outlines the different agricultural policy strategies for Switzerland after the suspension of the WTO Doha Round, and discusses the important role of ex ante policy evaluations that have anticipated and accompanied,agricultural policy reforms in Switzerland. Keywords: Direct payments, free trade agreement, ex ante policy evaluation, structural and policy models. ___________________________________________________________________________

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Fig. 1: Reform of Swiss agricultural policy 1992: Market deregulation and the key role of direct payments
Fig. 3: Implementation and control of Swiss direct payments
Fig. 5: Different strategies of agricultural policy reforms
Market liberalization and the role of direct payments in

The fundamental reform of agricultural policy in 1992 shifted farm support from price and sales guarantees to direct payments that are condition al on the fulfillment of ecological and ethological standards. This article highlights the pillars of the Swiss direct payment system and its incentive structure , outlines the different agricultural policy strategies for Switzerland after the suspension of the WTO Doha Round, and discusses the important role of ex ante policy evaluations that have anticipated and accompanied agricultural policy reforms in Switzerland.

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... In 1999, a referendum that initiated the greening and decoupling of agricultural policy led to steps by which price and sales guarantees were abolished and farmers had to comply with ecological standards to be eligible for direct payments. Furthermore, the first bilateral agreement with the European Union came into force in 2002 which brought about tariff reductions and the removal of technical barriers to trade (Jörin et al., 2006). Farm-level supports were divided into general and ecological direct payments. ...

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Effects of agricultural policy reforms and farm characteristics on income risk in Swiss agriculture
Market liberalization and the role of direct payments in Switzerland