Farmers must promote CAP

FARMERS have been urged to be the voice of the Common Agricultural Policy, and inform the public how it provides for everybody – not just farmers.

It’s a timely message from Agri-Aware, the organisation funded by the agri-food industry to project an accurate perception of the industry among the general public.

It’s timely, because after 2013, farmers may have to compete for their income subsidies with the country’s hospitals, schools and colleges, and the other needs of the nation.