This chapter discusses a postal survey of farmers conducted in the UK, Germany and Portugal (n=∼4500 in each country; response rate=40.2, 36.8, and 33.4%, respectively) aimed at determining their reactions to a proposed bond scheme as part of the Common Agricultural Policy reform in the EU. It presents farmers' views on the future of farming, their reactions to the decoupling of payments from current land use and production, their reactions to receiving bonds in lieu of support payments, their views on whether they will still be farming in 10 years, and their views on various statements on agricultural policy. The results of the survey go against most of the misgivings expressed in consultations with stakeholders.
This chapter discusses a bond scheme proposal as part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform in the EU. It suggests that the direct payments of CAP's first pillar made over a period of time be replaced with a system of tradable bonds, which will help farms adjust to the transition from CAP to CARPE, a Common Agricultural and Rural Policy for Europe.
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