2025/10/29 by Katharine Heyl, Beatrice Garske, Jessica Stubenrauch +1 · 1 voice · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Agricultural Economics and Policy #Agricultural policy #Agriculture #Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development #Bureaucracy #Commission #Common Agricultural Policy #European commission #Food security #Organic Food and Agriculture #Promotion (chess) #State (computer science)
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s13280-025-02281-y
published in AMBIO 55(1), 204-210 (Springer Science+Business Media)
openalex created_date 2025/10/29 · openalex publication_date 2025/10/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
The agricultural sector of the EU is affected by several political and economic crises and dissatisfaction with policy has been voiced loudly. Against this background, the EU Commission presented a Vision for Agriculture and Food which emphasizes competitiveness, food security, and simplification. This News article critically analyses the Vision's references to the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in regards to environmental challenges and proposes alternative policy recommendations. The analysis shows that the Vision prioritizes income support and reduced bureaucracy while neglecting environmental protection. However, to ensure long-term food security and environmental resilience, (1) a 'pay for performance' approach on Member State level, (2) the expansion of results-oriented measures and (3) the promotion of circular economy principles on farm level are needed.