European decision-makers are entering the final sprint of reform of the CAP. Their choices will make or break the European Green Deal.

Source: The EU must overhaul its farming policy to save the Green Deal – Célia Nyssens

Northern Comment – clearly the CAP does not fit and time is not on our side in relation to food equality and biodiversity. The CAP is over a third of the European budget at 37%. This is substantially down from the 70%+ of the 1980’s. More a welfare policy for farmers it is badly targetted in a context where 80% of farmland in the EU is owned by 20% of farmers. The majority of the money going to richer farmers including a substantial amount to the British aristocracy. Whether we are in or out of the EU we have a vested interest in how this major player structures its relationship to a key part of the environment.