In tweets published on 28 March, Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski provided ideas on the definition of ‘active farmer’, one of the issues at stake in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.
The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU has proposed to provide for a mandatory definition of ‘active farmer’, as requested by the European Parliament.
The Commissioner published an indicative list of criteria to be considered: living on the farm, working and...