Agriculture, fisheries and environmental policies Sample Clauses

Agriculture, fisheries and environmental policies. Among institutional arrangements, public policies, whether implemented at the regional, national or local level, are important drivers of change to consider when looking at the evolution of produc- tion systems and producers’ strategies. In this section, we consider two main policies: the agricul- tural policy, and most notably the CAP; and environmental policies pertaining to the agricultural sector. In the last paragraph, we also briefly present how decision making processes have changed over time and how this can help to explain the stated evolutions. The CAP Created in 1962, the CAP is one of the oldest policies of the European Union. The main objectives of this policy, mentioned in the Rome Treaty, are (a) to increase agricultural productivity by pro- moting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the optimum utilisation of the factors of production, in particular labour; (b) to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in particular by increasing the individual earnings of persons engaged in agriculture; (c) to stabilise markets; (d) to assure the availability of supplies;