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The CAP towards 2020. Martin Scheele Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development. Culture and Values. Habitats Biodiversity. Food. Energy Biomass. Climate Change. Economic Viability. Rural Economy. Resource- management. Challenges and Opportunities.
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The CAP towards 2020 Martin Scheele Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Cultureand Values HabitatsBiodiversity Food EnergyBiomass Climate Change Economic Viability RuralEconomy Resource-management Challenges and Opportunities
Rural Development Policy Budget Market and Income Policy Horizontal Rules Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy Financial Framework2014-2020 Programming based on • Common Strategic Framework • Needs Assessment • Programme-specific Targets “Greening” of Direct Payments Safety Net for Agricultural Markets More Balanced Distribution Streamlining Cross Compliance Risk-based Controls
New Design of Direct Payments- Greening - • Green requirements are eligibility criteria for 30% of the envelope for direct payments • Crop diversity: 3 crops (min 5% und max 70%) • Environmental Focus Areas (7%) • Preservation of permanent grassland (5% Flexibility)
New Design of Direct Payments- Cross Compliance - • Merging Cross-Compliance Rules (Direct payments, wine, rural development) into a single legal instrument • Thematic list of standards, integrating SMRs and GAEC • Reduction to 13 Statutory Management Requirements (from 18) and 8 standards for „Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions “ (from 15)
(1) Water Soil Biodiversity Landscape and maintenance Food safety Identification and registration Animal diseases Plant protection products Animal welfare Cross Compliance Themes 6
Rural Development Policy 1. EU „Strategic Document“ establishing common priorities 2. „Partnership Contracts“ with Member States, including description of interplay between different funds 3. Establishment of national regional programmes based on needs assessment and programme targets 4. Monitoring and evaluation, including review of programme performance in 2017 und 2019
Knowledge transfer and innovation Enhancing competitiveness Food chain organisation and risk management: Restoring, preserving, and enhancing ecosystems Resource efficiency and climate change Social inclusion Priorities for Rural Development Policy 8
Rural Development Measures • Knowledge transfer and information actions • Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services • Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs • Investment in physical assets • Restoring agricultural production potential and prevention actions • Improvement of the viability of forests • Afforestation and creation of woodland 9
Rural Development Measures • Establishment of agro-forestry systems • Investments into resilience and environmental value of forests • Agri-environment- climate measures • Organic farming • Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive Payments • Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints • Forest-environmental and climate services and conservation • Co-operation – European Innovation Partnership 10