In ireland, the main farming organisation IFA , is trying to have these payments continue as they have been for some years- a disgrace. Why are the figures kept hidden from the taxpayer? Why should these monies be paid on some historical basis?
Why should they be paid without any benefit to the environment? Why not a limit? Many farmers get E160000 and more , which amounts to E80 per hour subsidy- the minimum wage here is 8.65. Do I have to go on? I can if you want
The EU CAP does not have the long history that the US farm bill does. It had price floors, which was good for Africa, except that they were too low, & the supply reductions to back them up was weak. Then these policies were ended, replaced with subsidies. As in the US, prices were lowered for agribusiness. Farm commodity prices don't self correct in free markets, thus the needed policies. Click my name for videos and link to my zspace "Food Crisis Primer" with good articles on CAP & Africa.
here's the story... we went from lovely little independently owned farms of varying types producing a variety of crop on each farm - crop rotation and mutually advantageous crops in advantageous areas in symbiosis with nature, carefully managed and nurtured for hundreds of years... then in the name of progress, we swept aside the hedgerows, killed the traditional farmer and created huge mass production farms, farming shite quality, making few v rich, we subsideze, over produce and dump on africa
In ireland, the main farming organisation IFA , is trying to have these payments continue as they have been for some years- a disgrace. Why are the figures kept hidden from the taxpayer? Why should these monies be paid on some historical basis?
Why should they be paid without any benefit to the environment? Why not a limit? Many farmers get E160000 and more , which amounts to E80 per hour subsidy- the minimum wage here is 8.65. Do I have to go on? I can if you want
hiline2009 3 months ago
The EU CAP does not have the long history that the US farm bill does. It had price floors, which was good for Africa, except that they were too low, & the supply reductions to back them up was weak. Then these policies were ended, replaced with subsidies. As in the US, prices were lowered for agribusiness. Farm commodity prices don't self correct in free markets, thus the needed policies. Click my name for videos and link to my zspace "Food Crisis Primer" with good articles on CAP & Africa.
FireweedFarm 10 months ago
here's the story... we went from lovely little independently owned farms of varying types producing a variety of crop on each farm - crop rotation and mutually advantageous crops in advantageous areas in symbiosis with nature, carefully managed and nurtured for hundreds of years... then in the name of progress, we swept aside the hedgerows, killed the traditional farmer and created huge mass production farms, farming shite quality, making few v rich, we subsideze, over produce and dump on africa
rugbyboy198127 10 months ago
no sound!
DoraAlderson 11 months ago
History? Nice historical images but this needs the story to go with the His
mabslon 2 years ago
sound works fine here
DirkjanX 2 years ago
Why has the sound been disabled on this video?
Could it be that it is too contentious to be heard?
mabslon 2 years ago
thats not exactly a statement of fact is it, only racists support CAP and EU....
mintyman1234 3 years ago
here are the consequences of the CAP: the destruction of the livelyhood of millions African farmers
only racists support CAP and EU
mark4m56 4 years ago