Signs of common sense coming to EU farm subsidies

European farming support plans for 2014 at last seem to be addressing problems that have been ignored for years, such as the huge handouts to already wealthy agri-businesses

by NORMAN DUNN

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the era of Europe’s big farming businesses getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual support – whether they need it or not – is about to end.

Better Farming - March 2012