The European Commission is due to publish its recommendations on what member states should consider including in their CAP strategic plans around Christmas.
The individualised recommendations will focus on how each of the 27 EU member states can deliver on the objectives of the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy over the lifetime of the next CAP.
Deputy director-general of DG Agri, the Commission’s agricultural wing, Michael Scannell told a webinar organised by the European Network of Agricultural Journalists (ENAJ) that meetings were currently being held with member states on the recommendations.
Farm to Fork
The Farm to Fork strategy sets out agriculture’s contribution to the European green deal, the Commission’s strategy to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
It calls for a 20% reduction in the use of fertilisers and pesticides and a 50% reduction in antimicrobial use.
It also sets the goal of increasing organically farmed land to 25%, while the Biodiversity strategy contains ambitions for 10% of land to be dedicated to biodiversity.
Scannell said the CAP, which is in the final stages of negotiations, was capable of delivering on the green deal’s objectives, but warned there must be a high level of environmental and climate ambition.
CAP transition
He admitted that the Commission was now working on a timeline of the reformed policy coming into effect on 1 January 2023.
Over the next two years, there will be a transitional phase that will allow for the necessary preparations to be completed.
Scannell hoped the negotiations could be concluded by early next year, paving the way for member states to finalise their strategic plans.
The Commission will then evaluate and approve the plans, with particular emphasis on the aspects relating to the green deal.
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The European Commission is due to publish its recommendations on what member states should consider including in their CAP strategic plans around Christmas.
The individualised recommendations will focus on how each of the 27 EU member states can deliver on the objectives of the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy over the lifetime of the next CAP.
Deputy director-general of DG Agri, the Commission’s agricultural wing, Michael Scannell told a webinar organised by the European Network of Agricultural Journalists (ENAJ) that meetings were currently being held with member states on the recommendations.
Farm to Fork
The Farm to Fork strategy sets out agriculture’s contribution to the European green deal, the Commission’s strategy to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
It calls for a 20% reduction in the use of fertilisers and pesticides and a 50% reduction in antimicrobial use.
It also sets the goal of increasing organically farmed land to 25%, while the Biodiversity strategy contains ambitions for 10% of land to be dedicated to biodiversity.
Scannell said the CAP, which is in the final stages of negotiations, was capable of delivering on the green deal’s objectives, but warned there must be a high level of environmental and climate ambition.
CAP transition
He admitted that the Commission was now working on a timeline of the reformed policy coming into effect on 1 January 2023.
Over the next two years, there will be a transitional phase that will allow for the necessary preparations to be completed.
Scannell hoped the negotiations could be concluded by early next year, paving the way for member states to finalise their strategic plans.
The Commission will then evaluate and approve the plans, with particular emphasis on the aspects relating to the green deal.
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