Common Agricultural Policy

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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Commission. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies, risk management instruments and other programmes. Along with the Common Fisheries Policy, the CAP is the main policy governing food production in the EU. The CAP was introduced in 1962 and has since then undergone several changes to reduce the EEC budget cost (from 73% in 1985, to 37% in 2017) and consider rural development in its aims. It has however, been criticised on the grounds of its cost, and its environmental and humanitarian effects.

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