Table of Contents:
Agriculture
Agriculture Contents
- General framework: Financing, Rural development, Direct support, Structural operations, Competition, Information and statistics
- Markets for agricultural products: Direct support schemes, Common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO), Sectoral applications, Other products
- Food: Food quality, Organic farming, Genetically-modified organisms
- Environment: Management and conservation of resources, Forest resources and non-food products, Pollution from agriculture
- Agriculture: enlargement: Pre-accession, On-going negotiations, 2004 and 2007 enlargements
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Agriculture
Topics
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
Agriculture
The common agricultural policy (CAP) dates back to the early days of European integration, when Member States made a commitment to restructuring and increasing food production, which had been damaged as a result of the Second World War. Today, the CAP still has a pivotal role in the European Union, not just because farmland and forests account for more than 90 % of land within the EU, but also because it has become an essential mechanism for facing new challenges in terms of food quality, environmental protection and trade. The 2003 reform was a key moment in the CAP’s development, adapting the policy to meet the new requirements of farmers, consumers and the planet. This approach continues to form the basis of the future development of the common agricultural policy of an enlarged Union present on the world stage.
Agriculture Contents
- General frameworkFinancing, Rural development, Direct support, Structural operations, Competition, Information and statistics
- Markets for agricultural productsDirect support schemes, Common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO), Sectoral applications, Other products
- FoodFood quality, Organic farming, Genetically-modified organisms
- EnvironmentManagement and conservation of resources, Forest resources and non-food products, Pollution from agriculture
- Agriculture: enlargementPre-accession, On-going negotiations, 2004 and 2007 enlargements
See also
Overviews of European Union: Agriculture.
Further information: European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate-General.