Les régions, acteurs des politiques agricoles. Analyse comparée en Bavière et Schleswig Holstein

The régionalisation of agricultural policies maybe regarded as a possible alternative to resolve the crisis of the agricultural sector. Thus, is it interesting studying its terms and basis. In this paper we ask ourselves about the regional capacity of adaptation, which is allowed by the increased decentralisation of European agricultural policies. More precisely, thanks to a reading schedule, we identify the relative weights of regional and supra-regional factors, which influence the differentiation and the evolution of the regional agricultural aids. We underlie different regional rooms for manœuvre. These rooms are first explained by the relative level of financial resources and also by regional productive systems and institutional configurations. Finally, it is hypothesized that the European territory is going to structure into specialized areas, that are identified by their financing capacities. Regions may range between two extremes : either rich regions supporting strongly their agricultural activity by emphasising its "multifunctionality", either poor regions who let free market regulate their agricultural activity because of a lack of financial resources. This analysis relies on a case study in Bavaria and Schleswig Holstein, in Germany.