‘Family farms remain at heart of EU agricultural policy’

Family farms are the foundations on which Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy was built.
‘Family farms remain at heart of EU agricultural policy’
Mon, 09 Dec, 2013 - 00:00
Ray Ryan

That’s the view of European Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Ciolos, welcoming the launch of the International Year of Family Farming 2014.

Mr Ciolos said family farms continue to stay at the heart of European agriculture as robust generators of competitiveness, growth and jobs and of dynamic and sustainable rural economies:

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Place: EUPlace: BrusselsPerson: European Agriculture and Rural Development CommissionerPerson: Dacian CIOLOSPerson: CiolosPerson: Christian PeesPerson: Lorenzo RamosEvent: International Year of Family Farming 2014Event: Year ofOrganisation: EUOrganisation: COPA-COGECAOrganisation: COPAOrganisation: European Commission
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