Reformed CAP will not facilitate ‘sofa farming’

“THERE will be no premiums for farmers who produce nothing, and no-one in the field expects any radical change in the choice of crops.”

Anyone looking forward to ‘sofa’ farming in the reformed CAP seemed to have their hopes dashed last week by this announcement from EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler.

In a speech to the European Parliament, he re-clarified the key elements of the reform.