European farmers at risk, regional and local leaders call for resources and tools to protect them against extreme weather and global crises

European farmers at risk, regional and local leaders call for resources and tools to protect them against extreme weather and global crises

 

The rapporteur Nicola Caputo (Italy): “Europe must change its approach to agricultural policies. It is imperative to ensure the economic sustainability of farms."

While protests from the agricultural world are taking place in Brussels and throughout Europe, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has urged the European Union to review how it allocates funds to farmers in order to better protect them from the escalating risks of extreme weather, market fluctuations, and global crises. (...)