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The discussion on multifunctionality has evolved since the publication of Multifunctionality: Its Policy Implications (OECD, 2003), which developed a framework for developing appropriate agricultural policies without distorting trade liberalisation. Nevertheless, problems with multifunctionality in agriculture persist; one of the more significant problems revolves around the extent that there exists jointness between farming activities and multifSince 1990, the term multifunctionality has served to define those public services provided by agriculture which arise as by-products of the production of marketable goods. According to Mann and Mack (2004), the term multifunctionality stands for the various tasks of agriculture which, in turn, can be derived from the targets set down in the Swiss Federal Constitution. The most important services of Swiss agriculture are (Federal Constitution, Article 104):unctionality. |