Brussels, 14/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Coordination Via Campesina sees “signs of hope” for European farmers in the semi-official document on reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP), “in particular for small farms, which have been forgotten by European policy in the past”.
A ceiling for direct payments, linked to employment, a minimum level of payments for small farms, and the maintenance of payments coupled to production to sustain farms in certain rural areas...