Farm incomes, wealth and agricultural policy : filling the by Berkeley Hill

By Berkeley Hill

The typical Agricultural coverage (CAP) has been helping the earning of the ecu Union's agricultural group for part a century. regardless of this, there's nonetheless no authentic process in position to trace the industrial well being of farmers and their households. This publication examines the proof at the total wealth of farming families, and concludes that during approximately all member states, they aren't in most cases a terrible quarter of society, with disposable earning which are just like, or exceed, the nationwide common. during this up-to-date version, the writer discusses the newest facts, makes concepts for collecting larger info, and considers the results for the CAP as we input the second one decade of the twenty first century.

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However, the fundamental concern in the legislation with the living standards of people engaged in agriculture is abundantly clear. The three listed factors that should be considered when applying the CAP imply that agriculture should be defended, at least in some areas, against pressures that would reduce incomes and result in farmers going out of business where this can be justified for social and environment reasons. Also farmers must be given time to adjust. 22 Incomes and Agricultural Policy While the original CAP objectives remain valid as the legal basis of policy more than a half-century later, they must be viewed in their historical context.

The third objective reflected the contemporary dislocation in international trade of agricultural products. However, the weight given to the standard of living component of agricultural policy is undeniable, and a helpful inflexion is supplied on the breadth of the German view of the intended beneficiaries (`rural areas') and on the way that policy might be interpreted (`equal participation' most probably meaning equal rates of growth). 5 Income objectives in non-EU industrialised countries A brief review of policy aims in some other OECD countries will add perspective to those in the EU, the UK and Germany.

This stands out, in particular, in the preamble of the MacSharry reform, Agenda 2000 and the mid-term review [of Agenda 2000]'. The OECD (2004) notes that 'Improving the income situation of farm households remains a prominent objective of agricultural policies in many OECD countries', a comment that is clearly intended to include the CAP. This list of comments on the central importance of farmer incomes to policy could be greatly extended. 3 Official statements of policy for the EU At this stage it is appropriate to examine official policy statements and descriptions of the aims of agricultural policy, paying particular attention to the references to incomes they contain.

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