Resistance in the Agri-Food Sector and the Retreat from Ecological Goals

As part of the Green Deal for Europe, several ecological measures have been proposed to drive a profound transformation of the agri-food sector. Under Regulation 2021/2115, Member States are required to develop strategic plans to achieve environmental objectives through various types of intervention, such as decoupled direct payments for sustainable development or eco-regimes. However, many of these measures have proven unpopular among stakeholders. In response to social movements, public authorities hastily decided to withdraw several of them. This calls for an examination of the exceptional procedure used to draft the CAP amending act, the abandonment of key ecological measures, and the failure to adequately address farmers' incomes.