7 - Common Agricultural Policy Flashcards
3 Aims of CAP
1) find food for Europeans
2) quality of life for farmers
3) quality of environment
funding and management
at the European level from the resources of the EU budget
CAP financing
mostly income support
also funding rural measures and market support
Payments are managed at the national level
The benefits of CAP
food production - high standards of quality
Rural community development - providing technologies and infrastructure to rural communities
Environmentally sustainable farming
1962 - the birth of CAP
a common approach to agriculture
aims to increase agricultural productivity, guarantee prices for farmers, ensuring fair standards of living and stabilizing markets
1970 - the Mansholt Plan: Modernization
food productivity and availability was increasing
proposed a plan for wide-scale modernization to improve standards of living and prevent market distortions
1984 Supply Management
align production with market needs
EU introduced a quota system to limit overproduction and manage supplies
1992 The Macsharry Reforms
from market support to producer support through direct income support
new obligations for farmers to protect the environment and incentives to improve food quality
1999
adding rural development, improving agricultural competitiveness, strengthening rural social cohesion
2013
the first reform under ordinary legislative procedure
2021
A fairer, greener, and more results oriented policy
Common agricultural policy 2023-2027
targeted towards smaller farms
enhance contribution of agriculture to EU environmental and climate goals
greater flexibility for member states in adapting measures to local conditions
EU wide objectives
each country is free to chose the specific interventions it feels will be most effective to meet specific objectives
