DEFINITION: An EU policy which aims to provide financial support to the farmers in member states. The policy seeks to ensure a decent standard of living for farmers, the availability of supplies and ...

A few years later, in 1963, the EEC member countries agreed to support its farmers and ranchers on a system-wide basis, an approach that became known as the Common Agricultural Policy or CAP.

Despite the profound impact climate change is already having on farmers and food production, governments have been slow to address escalating climate risks.

The European Union is drawing up plans to simplify rules governing its huge farming subsidy programme, draft documents seen ...

Brussels wants to scrap a little-known farm subsidy safeguard amid a broader push to cut red tape — but one veteran official ...

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The EU promotes sustainable and eco-friendly practices in agriculture, also within the CAP, to reduce the sector’s greenhouse ...

As the climate warms, UK farmers may be able to start growing new crops - from oranges to okra. That's according to a new study from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of East ...

Carbon farming has emerged as a crucial strategy in the European Union's efforts to combat climate change and achieve climate ...