Transcript Common Agricultural Policy.

Managing Food Supply - CAP
Objectives
 Students should understand the role that political
intervention can play in agriculture.
 Students should understand the positives and
negatives of political intervention.
 Studenst should consider tehir views on such
interventions as tariffs, subsidies, ESAs, set aside.
Questions from reading?
Common Agricultural Policy.
1. Discussion of how CAP worked as a whole class
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using the Geo Factsheet (#57).
Evaluate CAP by producing an A3 sheet of notes
on the CAP policy, including
Its main aims
How it worked
A table on positive and negative effects of CAP.
How and why CAP was reformed mentioning the
impact of GATT
An evaluation of CAP
How it
worked/what it
is
Subsidies
Set-a-side
Quotas
Investment
Grants
Guaranteed
prices
Economic
Impacts
Social Impacts
Environmental
Impacts
How it was
reformed (you
should pick
from the list)
Your opinion of
the original
policy
Opinion Line
Do you agree or disagree with;
Subsidies
Set-a-side
Quotas
Investment grants
Guaranteed prices
GATT reforms
Environmental Stewardship
Now consider where you would stand if you were a
cotton farmer in Mali!
Review
 Can politics play a role in agriculture?
 Quick plan of June 2004 – set for homework –
June 2004
 Define the terms commercial agriculture and
agribusiness (5)
 Assess the importance of politics in global food
production (20)
Research a case study of Environmental
Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship is an agri-environment scheme that provides funding to farmers and other
land managers in England who deliver effective environmental management on their land.
The primary objectives of Environmental Stewardship are to:
 conserve wildlife (biodiversity)
 maintain and enhance landscape quality and character
 protect the historic environment and natural resources
 promote public access and understanding of the countryside
 protect natural resources.
The secondary objectives of Environmental Stewardship are:
 genetic conservation
 flood management.
There are three elements to Environmental Stewardship :
 Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) provides a straightforward approach to supporting the good
stewardship of the countryside. This is done through simple and effective land management that goes
beyond the Single Payment Scheme requirement to maintain land in good agricultural and
environmental condition. It is open to all farmers and landowners.
 Organic Entry Level Stewardship (OELS) is the organic strand of ELS. It is geared to organic and
organic/conventional mixed farming systems and is open to all farmers not receiving Organic Farming
Scheme aid.
 Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) involves more complex types of management, where land managers
need advice and support, and agreements are tailored to local circumstances. HLS applications will be
assessed against specific local targets and agreements will be offered where they meet these targets and
represent good value for money.
Higher Level Stewardship
 Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) aims to deliver significant environmental benefits in
high priority situations and areas. It involves more complex environmental
management, so land managers will need advice and support.
 HLS is usually combined with ELS or OELS options, but unlike these entry into the
scheme is discretionary. A wide range of management options are offered, which are
targeted to support key features of the different areas of the English countryside.
 HLS agreements are for ten years. Payments are sent out every six months and relate
to the options that have been chosen. HLS includes payments for capital items such as
hedgerow restoration.
The application process
 Applying for HLS involves preparing a Farm Environmental Plan (FEP). A
consultation is offered to prospective applicants to see if their holding has any
potential before they commit to the expense of commissioning a FEP.
 Applications are assessed to see how they meet the environmental priorities identified
in their local area.
 The Farm Environment Plan (FEP) is a structured survey of all environmental
features on a farm. It involves identifying and making an assessment of the condition
of any features of historical, wildlife, resource protection, access and landscape
interest.
 The larger the land area the more money awarded
Environmental Stewardship
 Middle Row Farm, next to
Blencathra, Threkheld, Lake
District National Park –
William Tysons farm!
 Willy mainly produces
Herdwick sheep on his farm,
the traditional Cumbrian breed
of sheep
Environmental
Stewardship at Middle Row
Farm
September
Dipping, marking and weaning.
Ewes sent to lowland farm and
lambs sold at store sales
Second half of
November
Rams put out with ewes
December
Ewes brought back from lowland
farm and put onto fells
January and
February
Repairs done to walls and
buildings
March
Ewes brought back from fells so
that they can be fed concentrates
ready for lambing
Mid April to
May
Lambing
May to June
Lambs and Ewes marked and
sent onto Fells
July and
August
Shearing and making of hay
How does Willy use Environmental
Stewardship?
Why does Willy have to use HLS?