Slow Food UK and Common Agricultuiral Policy
The Common Agricultural Policy is a system of European Union agricultural subsidies and programmes. It represents 48% of the EU's budget. Slow Food’s response to the legislative proposals for the new CAP highlights the need for more focus on sustaining small-scale farmers.
We are at a very crucial point for the future for small-scale European food producers. Proposals have been made for the reform of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy). Unfortunately the main lobbyists are large agricultural organisations and governments that are looking to block the European Commission’s push for a greener and fairer CAP. Slow Food
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