“The new CAP takes further steps towards a fairer distribution of income support and a greater targeting towards small and medium-sized farms.” (European Commission) The New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is declared to be greener and fairer. In order to improve farmer’s situations a fairer distribution of CAP income support among farmers is promised by...
Brush up your knowledge on CAP Friends of the Earth is putting you to the test! We have come up with a quiz to pick your brain about local farming within a larger context of European policy. Also we want to get your input as a consumer of local produce and products. So, we have...
Shall we be concerned by the decline of organic farmers? Are young people interested in this work? Can biodynamic and organic farming become the dominant model? Organic farmer and lecturer Jiří Prachař working in Germany, answers these questions in an interview. According to the European commissioner for agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU lost 4 of...
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU was initially introduced to increase agricultural production in order to stabilise agricultural markets and farmers’ incomes. In last month’s newsletter we shared a more detailed article about the latest reform of the CAP, as well as its meaning for Malta’s farmers. Follow this link to read the...
We are redesigning our ‘Malta Farm Map’ Friends of the Earth Malta are looking for a web designer to support us as we revamp our ‘Malta Farm Map’. The aim of this map is to support local farms and to provide a platform for citizens to find their closest farmer to access fresh local produce....
The Common Agricultural Policy was initiated by the EU with the aim of guaranteeing affordable food security, while simultaneously improving productivity of agricultural land and supporting the famers who make it all possible. The current CAP framework is built on two key pillars. The first pillar grants financial support to farmers, depending on the area...
