CAP must support farm incomes and address price and income volatility

THE future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must support farm incomes and address the issue of price and income volatility while at the same time avoiding market distortions.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Brendan Smith made this clear when he addressed an informal meeting of the EU Council of Agricultural Ministers in Merida, Spain.

“We must make sure that the CAP of the future encourages competitiveness and innovation through appropriate measures, including support for farm investment,” he said.