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2 pages, 320K
October 2022

New eco-schemes for a greener European Common Agricultural Policy

Eco-schemes are a new kind of environmental contract was created by the European common agricultural policy to protect our environment and climate. They are intended as a more agile payment scheme for farmers and landowners than the existing one. However, they are not free from the drawback risk.

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