A stronger reshaped CAP can better serve farmers and the environment | European Economic and Social Committee

A stronger reshaped CAP can better serve farmers and the environment | European Economic and Social Committee

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is an essential EU policy and any changes need to strongly support the European model of agriculture and family farming. A reshaped CAP must support farm  incomes, deal with market volatility and preserve European agricultural production, also in light of any new trade deals. The income inequality both between rural and urban areas and within the agricultural sector itself should be overcome. The future CAP must also deliver on Europe's international commitments regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 21^st climate conference in Paris (COP21). (...)