Joint Links briefing on the future requirements of the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU Budget

The outcomes agreed as part of the MFF and the current reform of the CAP will have a huge influence on how farmland across the UK is managed from 2014-2020, as well as setting the direction for agricultural policy into the future. It is therefore vital that final decisions on allocation of resources to rural development funds and the shape of CAP reform, deliver positive environmental outcomes. We must continue the shift away from a CAP which has driven damage to the character of our farmed landscapes, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, to one that supports an environmentally sustainable and prosperous farming and land management sector across the EU.