Does Europe still serve the interests of breeders?

Published 2024년 10월 18일

Tridge summary

The article provides an overview of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Europe, focusing on the involvement of graduates from the École Normale Supérieure in shaping the policy's future towards an agroecological and climate transition. It criticizes the policy for its massive administrative expenses and suggests that more funds could be directly benefiting farmers. The article also discusses the challenges faced by the agri-food industries, such as decapitalization, shifts in market demands, and the need to balance supply and demand with reduced budgets. It mentions France's leading role in European meat production and the efforts of the industry to meet consumer demands while maintaining low prices. The article also highlights the importance of minced steak and the potential of the meat industry to achieve valorization through quality products and adaptability to consumer preferences.
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Original content

Who are these brilliant minds who are drawing up the outlines of Europe's future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)? You have to be a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure to understand all the measures that apply to farmers, to steer our models towards an agroecological and climate transition (Green Deal). Hundreds of billions are being deployed to water an agriculture on life support. If the sums deployed went directly to producers, their situations would certainly be more enviable, but no, the vast majority of Europe's credits are used to feed a gargantuan administrative ogre. The CAP is a policy to support low-cost mass agricultural production, one of the aims of which is to ensure the competitiveness of the agri-food industries and cheap food. On the other hand, it is little interested in the functioning of the processing and distribution chains, and has little power over the sharing of value in the sectors. GOOD TO KNOW France remains the leading European producer country ...
Source: Pleinchamp

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