EU overhaul of farming strategy ignores vital green proposals, campaigners warn

<p>The report promises better pay and protections for farmers, but environmentalists say it will not help restore nature or assure food security</p><p>European farmers will face fewer rules and less foreign competition, a new vision for agriculture promises, as environmental campaigners warn that key green proposals have been ignored.</p><p>The EU’s new farming strategy will overhaul the sector with targeted financial support, stricter import standards and a shift from “conditions to incentives” in the green strings attached to its vast subsidy scheme, according to the report published on Wednesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/eu-overhaul-of-farming-strategy-ignores-vital-green-proposals-campaigners-warn">Continue reading...</a>