The European Commission adopted this Tuesday, February 13, a partial exemption from fallow obligations in 2024. This exemption was demanded by some farmers during the major demonstrations in January in several European countries.
Since the entry into force of the new Common Agricultural Policy at the start of 2023, farms of more than 10 hectares had to leave 4% of arable land fallow or dedicate it to agroecological elements. The relaxation will only be valid this year, specifies the regulation published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU)