EU ministers to make agriculture greener

Published Jul 28, 2021

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The EU's agriculture ministers have agreed to restructure the bloc's agriculture sector to make it greener, fairer, and more social. They aim to increase organic farming to 25% of the EU's agricultural land by 2030, up from the current 7.9%. They also plan to conduct studies on banning the keeping of certain animals in cage systems, following a citizens' initiative that received over 1.4 million signatures. The ministers want to evaluate the environmental and socio-economic consequences of banning cage systems and provide subsidies to aid the transition to housing systems without cages.

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On Thursday, the report from the EU's last agriculture ministers' meeting on 19 July was presented. It addresses the ministers' plans and goals for further restructuring of EU agriculture. The work program states that the EU must become greener, fairer and with a social approach. It writes food councilor Stein Ivar Ormsettrø and agricultural councilor Magnar Sundfør in a press release from the Norwegian government on Thursday this week. Steps up the eco-investment Among the main goals that the EU's agriculture ministers are now behind, we find an escalation of the focus on organic farming. Ministers agree that 25 percent of the EU's agricultural land will be organic by 2030. That is more than double the current level. As of 2019, the average eco-area in the EU's 28 countries is 7.9 percent. In order to reach the 25 per cent target, the ministers agree that all countries must contribute to the restructuring, and that they must stimulate production, consumption and especially public ...

Source: Bondebladet