This book first presents the agricultural sector as an area of economic activity, describing its characteristics, mission, and problems.
Then, it examines and analyzes agricultural policy as expressed through various measures applied to specific sectors within the agricultural sector.

The book consists of two parts:
The first part analyzes the forms of policies that have been or are being implemented in various areas of agricultural activity. The analysis includes the categorization of sectors, the necessity of implementing agricultural policy in these sectors, the design of intervention, its implementation in specific sectors, and the evaluation of its effectiveness.
The second part of the book presents the European Union as an economic organization and then describes the institutions and bodies of the European Union, the evolution of its various policies, and provides a detailed analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy from its establishment to the present day.
Finally, the book also presents and analyzes the Rural Development Policy with a horizon of 2020.