Sponsored by
CAP's 'pillar two' should share cash pot, says MEP Lyon
THE Scottish MEP charged with producing a paper on the future of the CAP has suggested the payment of Less Favoured Area cash might come out of the same pot of cash as the Single Farm Payment.
This, argues George Lyon, could allow the "pillar two" of the European Common Agricultural Policy to focus on green issues.
Responding, NFU Scotland president, Jim McLaren, thought it merited further discussion "providing there was no threat to funding levels".
The document written by Lyon is intended to encourage debate on the future of the CAP after 2013. He said: "It sets out the radical changes that the CAP has undergone from market-distortion to market-orientation. There are substantial new challenges that must now be addressed."
He added the drivers for change included the increase in population, coupled with an increase in demand for food from developing countries against the backdrop of less land, water and energy due to climate change is the key driver for reform.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Thursday 24 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 23 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: North east
