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Citizens' summary Agriculture in Europe after 2013
WHY DOES THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
(CAP) NEED A REFORM?
· The CAP needs reforming:
so as to better address the challenges of:
so as to better address the challenges of:
o ood security
o climate change and sustainable management of natural
resources
o looking after the countryside and keeping the rural
economy alive.
· to help
the farming sector become more competitive and to deal with the economic crisis and increasingly unstable farm-gate
prices.
· to make
the policy fairer, greener, more efficient and more effective and more
understandable.
WHO WILL BENEFIT AND HOW?
· Everyone will benefit from greater food security, a better environment, action to
fight climate change, and a living countryside.
· Farmers and rural areas will benefit from a more balanced, equitable and
stable policy, and new investment opportunities.
WHY DOES ACTION HAVE TO BE TAKEN AT EU LEVEL?
· The challenges
facing the EU farming sector go beyond national borders and require common rules and action, in particular
relating to food supplies.
· Farmers in all EU countries compete on the
single EU market - it is up to the EU to
ensure a level playing field and that the market functions properly.
WHAT EXACTLY WILL
CHANGE?
· All aspects of the CAP should change to cope with the
challenges mentioned above.
· Direct payments to farmers will:
· better reflect the public service that farmers
provide (e.g. efforts to protect the environment)
· help support farming even in the most disadvantaged
areas
· be more fairly distributed, and aimed at active
farmers.
· Market management tools will be simplified.
· Rural development policy will focus on increasing
competitiveness and promoting innovation.
· New options will be introduced to help farmers cope
with price and income
volatility.
WHEN IS THE PROPOSAL
LIKELY TO COME INTO EFFECT?
Proposals for new rules are expected in mid 2011. The
new rules should come into effect in 2014.
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