Agriculture

Repeated Eurobarometer surveys have provided evidence on how important agriculture and rural areas are to EU citizens. They have recorded high levels of awareness of the common agricultural policy and a recognition of the role it plays in the provision of high quality healthy food.
Significant legislative achievements have been made during the European Parliament's eighth term in respect of animal health (including an animal medicines package), plant health, official controls, organic production and labelling. In exercising Parliament’s scrutiny role, its Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development has addressed a wide range of policy topics which have a bearing not only on how the CAP is currently delivered but also on future policy considerations for the post 2020 period. The latter has been a subject of intense debate. In support of the Committee’s work, Parliament’s Policy Department has commissioned and published forty studies in relation to agriculture and rural development policies. Looking to the future, the remainder of this term is likely to see the adoption of legislation concerning unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2019)635524

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