On Monday, March 30th, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze emphasised at the meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels that the sharp increase in production costs is significantly affecting the viability of the agricultural sector and requires a faster and more flexible policy response at EU level. “At present, what farmers need most is not new and distant objectives, but practical instruments that help cover rising costs and maintain competitiveness in these days,…
On Monday, March 30th, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze emphasised at the meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels that the sharp increase in production costs is significantly affecting the viability of the agricultural sector and requires a faster and more flexible policy response at EU level. “At present, what farmers need most is not new and distant objectives, but practical instruments that help cover rising costs and maintain competitiveness in these days, these weeks and this spring, when spring sowing is underway,” Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze stressed at the meeting. The central topic of the discussions was progress in implementing the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food…
