EU agricultural policy

EU agricultural policy

The EU's common agricultural policy terms, expressions and explanations

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Leader Axis

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

Under the programming period 2007-2013 the rural development programmes funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development have a specific axis to use the Leader method with a dedicated ...

Least developed countries (LDCs)

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

These are countries where incomes are very low. According to the United Nations there are at present around 50 least developed countries in the world.

Less Favoured Area (LFA)

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

An area in which farmers are entitled to financial compensation due to a natural handicap (such as high altitude, difficult climate or poor soil). Farmers in the hills and mountains and in areas with ...

Levy

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

In the context of the common agricultural policy, the term levy may be used in three senses:a payment by farmers into a fund for a specific activity such as the promotion of the sale of farm products ...

Margin squeeze

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

When the cost of inputs (fertiliser, fuel, labour, etc) increases and the price of outputs falls, farmers are said to suffer a margin squeeze.

Market access

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

This term refers to the extent to which an exporting country has access to the markets of an importing country. Market access may be restricted if, for instance, an importing country has introduced ...

Market support

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

Also known as price support, market support aims at ensuring that the price at which a farmer sells a good in the market place does not fall below a certain minimum level.