How great really is the new CAP?

Mixed views across the board 

Different views are emerging between the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue and farm leaders on the new CAP. Picture: Larry Cummins. 

CAP, which is worth around a third of the EU's 2021-2027 budget, will spend €387bn on payments to farmers and support for rural development.

And, because farming accounts for 10% of EU greenhouse gas emissions, there will be a new focus on the environment and the introduction of eco-schemes.