Policy trends and support to agriculture in Switzerland

This chapter describes the agricultural policy reforms implemented since the mid-nineties. The chapter outlines the driving principles of the policy reforms including motivations and changes in priorities, and discus the reform process such as sequencing and consensus building. The chapter also analyses the developments in the level and composition of support to agriculture resulting from the agricultural policies implemented within the analysed period. This analysis relies mainly on the PSE/CSE/GSSE and related indicators.