Europe 1 AFP // Credits: JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP 9:39 a.m., February 13, 2024
The European Commission adopted, this Tuesday, for the year 2024 a partial exemption from fallow obligations provided for by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). A demand at the heart of recent agricultural protests.
The European Commission adopted on Tuesday for the year 2024 a partial exemption from fallow obligations provided for by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a key demand of recent agricultural protests.
To receive CAP aid, farmers will now leave at least 4% of arable land in intermediate or nitrogen-fixing crops (lentils, peas, etc.) and no longer only in fallow and non-productive areas (hedges, groves). , mares...), according to a decision published Tuesday in the Official Journal. This threshold has also been lowered compared to 7% initially proposed at the end of January.
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