11 General introduction 1 Agriculture has always been regarded as having a special place in the economic and social fabric of the EU.

11 General introduction

1 Agriculture has always been regarded as having a special place in the economic and social fabric of the EU, as well as being recognised as having particular question at issues The relative poverty of a large proportion of the agricultural and rural population is seen to require a protective price policy married to a prolonged term policy of rural progressive growth especially in remote and less-favoured areas.

2 Agriculture and bread policy have to provide for the cyclical nature of production. Thus one time a field has been sown or a overawe put in calf, the first stomach or ...