The Dualistic Model of European Agriculture: a Theoretical Framework for the Endogenous Development

The European model of agriculture refers to a multifunctional andvirtuous model of agriculture that is progressively substituting the productivistmodel of agriculture, that, in the recent past, has been supported by agriculturalcommunity policies. However, the European model of agriculture comprisesheterogeneous realities and economic actors characterised by different localconducts. Schematizing this model, we can distinguish two agriculturetypologies: modernised agriculture and traditional agriculture. In this article, wewill develop a theoretical framework which encompasses the different patternsof endogenous development in both agriculture typologies. Through this article,we aim to create the theoretical basis necessary to undertake the study of thedualistic model of European agriculture.