Brussels, 17/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - Most EU agriculture ministers agreed on Monday 17 May that the second pillar of the common agricultural policy (CAP) was more able than the first (direct aid and market expenditure) to respond to the issue of improving gender equality in rural areas. Several member states said that equal opportunities were already ensured under the first pillar given that all farmers, whether male or female, received the same level of premia.
A number of ministers...