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EU agriculture ministers pointed out the importance of the CAP in achieving those objectives. They also highlighted the key goals of ensuring food security, while guaranteeing a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, concrete solutions and incentives for farmers, and reasonable prices for consumers.
The Hungarian presidency issued a set of presidency conclusions on this topic, which were supported by 26 member states:
- General Objectives: The post-2027 CAP should focus on fostering competitiveness, sustainability, resilience, and food security, providing farmers with a predictable framework to help address environmental and climate challenges.
- Farmer Support: The CAP should be centered on farmers’ welfare, ensuring fair distribution of funds and a delivery model that reduces bureaucracy and facilitates the implementation of strategic plans.
- Competitiveness and Position in the Food Chain: The document emphasizes the need to improve transparency and trade practices, support small farms, and encourage generational renewal in farming.
- Green Transition: The CAP should incentivize sustainable agricultural practices, supporting the use of innovative technologies and eco-friendly farming systems to meet climate and biodiversity goals.
- Crisis and Risk Management: It highlights the importance of improving preparedness and risk management tools, as well as strengthening water resilience, in response to increasing climate and market crises.
- Research and Innovation: Emphasis is placed on the role of research in promoting knowledge-based, sustainable, and competitive agriculture, with additional support for Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
- Call to the European Commission: The future Commission is urged to integrate these conclusions into legislative proposals for the post-2027 CAP, promoting timely adoption to facilitate decision-making.
October 22, 2024/ Consilium/ European Union.
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