Cofinanced by the European Commission
THE NEW CAP
• From January 2015
• More targeted and adaptable than ever§ Large choice of optional schemes and measures§ Transfers between pillars
ACTIVE FARMER
PRODUCERORGANISATIONS
RISK MANAGEMENT
KNOWLEDGE& INNOVATION
GREENING
Some important new elements:
Active Farmer
Minimum agricultural activity: precondition for direct payments (to be defined by each Member State)
So excluded: § Landowners not actively involved in farming§ Airports§ Golf clubs, etc.
Greening
Reward farmers for public goods provided to society: • Maintaining landscapes and biodiversity
• Climate change mitigation
• Food security
How? New “green” payment Compulsory cross–compliance Agri-environment-climate & other rural development measures
Producer Organisations
• Strengthening of competences: All sectors Collective bargaining
(milk, beef meat , olive oil, cereals, arable crops)
Supply contracts Temporary collective measures
• Cooperation support (rural development)
Risk Management
• Crisis Reserve (400 million €/year)
• Temporary collective measures (CMO)
• Risk management tools (rural development)§ Extended support for insurance and mutual funds§ New income stabilisation tool
Knowledge & innovation
• Extended Farm Advisory System Training, business development
Green payments
Water Framework and Pesticides directives
• New EIP AGRI - European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
• Increased support to Knowledge transfer and Innovation (rural development)
Direct Payments
Direct Payments
Compulsory schemesBasic PaymentGreen PaymentYoung Farmers
Optional schemesNatural Constraints AreasCoupled SupportRedistributive Payment
Alternative scheme (optional)
Small FarmersReplaces all other
payments
Direct PaymentsCompulsory schemes for all Member States
Young Farmersfarmers under 40 setting up for the first time
Green Payment• maintenance of permanent grasslands• ecological focus areas• crop diversification
Basic Paymentfor all active farmers
Direct Payments
Basic Payment
• Precondition for all other schemes
• Subject to cross-compliance§ Simplified list of requirements § Water Framework directive§ Sustainable Use of Pesticides directive
Direct Payments
Green Payment
• Compulsory for all farmers
• 3 compulsory agricultural practices:§ Maintenance of permanent grassland§ Ecological focus area§ Crop diversification
• Ceiling: up to 30% of national envelope
Direct Payments
Young Farmers
• New Direct Payment
• Farmers up to 40 setting up for the 1st time
• Shared support with rural development (start–up aid)
Direct Payments
Optional Schemes for Member States
Optional Direct Payments
Areas of Natural Constraints
• New Direct Payment
• Mountain Areas (or equivalent) to be defined by each Member State
• Ceiling: up to 5% of national envelope
• Compatible with rural development support
Optional Direct Payments
Coupled Support
• Only vulnerable crops
• Important crops for economic, social or environmental reasons
• Objective: maintain current production levels
Optional Direct Payments
Redistributive Payment
• Targeted support to small and medium farms
• First 30 hectares / or national average size
• Maximum 65% of national average payment
• Ceiling: 30% of national envelope
Common Market Organisation
• New safeguard clauses
• Emergency measures
• Crisis Reserve: 400 mill.€/year deducted from direct payments– returned if unused
RevisionMore responsive & efficient
Public Intervention
Private Storage
Common Market Organisation• End of production restrictions
• Vine planting: authorisations (+ 1% yearly)
Milk quotas1 April 2015
Vine planting rights 31 December 2015
Sugar quota regime30 September 2017
Common Market Organisation
• Milk package: collective bargaining supply contracts inter-branch organisations temporary collectives measures
now also possible for:§ beef meat§ olive oil§ cereals and other arable crops
• Producer & Inter–branch Organisations: extended to all sectors
Common Market Organisation
• School Fruit scheme: 150 million €/year
• School Milk scheme also extended
Rural Development
• “Greening”: Minimum 30% of RD budget for ‘agri–environment-climate’ and other measures
• Minimum 5% of RD budget for LEADER. Complementarity with other European Structural Funds
• Budget transfer possible between 1st & 2nd pillars
Knowledge transfer & innovation
CompetitivenessSustainable
management of forests
Restoring, preserving &
enhancing ecosystems
Economic development in rural
areas
Resource efficiencyLow carbon
economy
Food chain organisation
Rural Development 6 priorities
Rural Development
• Innovation & knowledge transfer § Farm Advisory Services§ EIP AGRI§ Knowledge transfer measure
• Young farmers, Small farmers§ Start–up aid§ Investments
Rural Development
• Food chain organisation § Support for setting–up producer groups§ Cooperation
• Risk Management Tools§ Grants for insurances, mutual funds § Income stabilisation tool
• Quality and competitiveness§ Participation in quality schemes§ Investments, training, promotion, innovation…
The list of tools is long.
It’s up to mountain rural actors to make the most out of these opportunities!