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21/02/2012 16:52:09
NFU questions EU commissioner on CAP
NFU Cymru expressed its concerns today to the EU Commissioner, Dacian Ciolos, about the way the Commission has proposed to move from an historic to an area based Single Farm Payment under the Common Agricultural Policy reforms.
Dacian Ciolos was one of the key speakers at the NFU conference, held in Birmingham, and the President of NFU Cymru, Ed Bailey was fortunate enough to have a working lunch with him.
Stephen James, NFU Cymru Deputy President, also took to the platform during the conference to publically question Ciolos about the CAP reform proposals. Mr James said, "We feel that to help manage the transition from an historic based to an area based payment and to help farm businesses cope and to maintain farm viability the transition period needs to be a minimum of seven years and not condensed into a maximum of five years as currently proposed."
Mr James continued, "We are also concerned at the depth of transition in year one, that is only 60% of the budget allocated to the basic payment element of the new scheme could be used as a top up to provide for a share of the difference between the value of the farmers previous single farm payment and this new total entitlement value.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos said, "I recognise that there are concerns in Wales for which I propose flexibility but I can’t see that this can go beyond the future financial perspective of 2020. We are committed however to analysing the scope for flexibility and I regard it as more important to see a commitment to an area based approach than the detail of it at this stage.
Caroline Spelman, DEFRA Secretary of State said, "Farmers in England bear the scars of the previous Government trying to be one of the first countries to convert to area based payments. Making progress has been difficult but we will do all we can to help others not to go through the same pain. Let’s turn bad experience into something good and better and use our experience for the benefit of others."
Ed Bailey’s meeting today with Dacian Ciolos, Agriculture Commissioner is part of the on-going dialogue between NFU Cymru and the European Commission on CAP Reform.
Dacian Ciolos was one of the key speakers at the NFU conference, held in Birmingham, and the President of NFU Cymru, Ed Bailey was fortunate enough to have a working lunch with him.
Stephen James, NFU Cymru Deputy President, also took to the platform during the conference to publically question Ciolos about the CAP reform proposals. Mr James said, "We feel that to help manage the transition from an historic based to an area based payment and to help farm businesses cope and to maintain farm viability the transition period needs to be a minimum of seven years and not condensed into a maximum of five years as currently proposed."
Mr James continued, "We are also concerned at the depth of transition in year one, that is only 60% of the budget allocated to the basic payment element of the new scheme could be used as a top up to provide for a share of the difference between the value of the farmers previous single farm payment and this new total entitlement value.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos said, "I recognise that there are concerns in Wales for which I propose flexibility but I can’t see that this can go beyond the future financial perspective of 2020. We are committed however to analysing the scope for flexibility and I regard it as more important to see a commitment to an area based approach than the detail of it at this stage.
Caroline Spelman, DEFRA Secretary of State said, "Farmers in England bear the scars of the previous Government trying to be one of the first countries to convert to area based payments. Making progress has been difficult but we will do all we can to help others not to go through the same pain. Let’s turn bad experience into something good and better and use our experience for the benefit of others."
Ed Bailey’s meeting today with Dacian Ciolos, Agriculture Commissioner is part of the on-going dialogue between NFU Cymru and the European Commission on CAP Reform.
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