Brussels, 11/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - Measures to introduce a “greening” of some aid to farmers could lower the EU's agricultural production potential by raising farm input costs by €5 billion, or around 2%, a new study, published on Tuesday 11 October, reveals.
The study, by Prof. Alan Matthews for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (www.ictsd.org/i/library/115162/), shows that EU production capacity could fall slightly if governments press ahead with...