The overall percentage of declared ecological focus areas (EFAs) on arable land is nearly double the 5% required at farm level, says the European Commission report published on Wednesday 29 March on the implementation of the ecological focus area obligation (see EUROPE 11749).
The Commission does not propose to amend Regulation 1307/2013 on direct payments by increasing the percentage of EFAs, the conclusions of the report state.
EFAs are one of the important elements in the greening of EU...