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UK: “CAP hasn’t worked for food economy or natural environment”

Secretary of State Michael Gove set out the direction of travel for the British farming industry in a speech at the NFU Farming Conference 2018.

In the speech, Gove says "the Common Agricultural Policy has not worked either for our food economy or for the natural environment. That is why we have outlined a new direction of travel in our 25 Year Environment Plan, published earlier this year, and we will also be publishing a Consultation Paper on the future of agricultural policy in England very shortly.

"And I do hope we can see similar ambition in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Because outside the EU the devolved administrations will have more powers than ever before to shape agricultural policies that suit their jurisdictions and they will be free to devise methods of support that suit the farmers and the consumers in their individual nations."

Read the full speech here.
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