Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174748 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
ECIPE Policy Brief No. 6/2008
Publisher: 
European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Brussels
Abstract: 
This Policy Brief provides recommendations for agricultural policy reform in the EU. It argues, first, that all measures that distort market prices and production should be abolished. This includes production quotas, land set-asides, storage aids, export refunds, output payments, and area payments. Second, the Single Farm Payment (SFP), which provides income support to farmers independently of their current production decisions, should be phased out because it does not serve any societal need. Third, targeted subsidies that reward farmers for providing socially valued services that are not remunerated on the market, such as maintaining scenic landscapes, should be adapted. Many of these subsidies should be provided at the national or local level without or with little EU co-financing.
Document Type: 
Research Report

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