The PAC has to strengthen the position of the agriculturalist in the chain of value
The Union of Small Agriculturalists and Graziers (UPA) resume here, by means of ten basic concepts, the principles that in opinion of the small and average agriculturalists and Spanish graziers have to be taken into account of face to the process of negotiation of the reform of the Common Agricultural Politics (PAC).
-Sufficient budget. The only and first common politics of the EU needs a sufficient budget, at least has to keep the current. In the actuality, the PAC costs 30 cents of euro to the day to each citizen of the EU. A cost that seems reasonable if they analyse the profits that comports. With the arrival of the autumn, begins a key period regarding the budget, as it has to approve the financial frame of the European Union for the period 2014-2020.
-Stability of the frame regulatorio. Practically we finish to “suffer” a reform of the PAC (the called ‘Chequeo Medical'), before had the intermediate reform, the diary 2000, the reform of the 92... And already we find us immersed in the reform further of the year 2013. Which productive activity in our country would admit so many changes in the regulation of his quehacer daily? We need stability, on the base to be recognised like strategic sector.
-Put in value of the model of European production. The norms that conform the model of production defined by the PAC guarantee a high level of hygiene and alimentary quality in all the European Union, the maximum level of animal welfare and of environingingmental respect. Europe is and has to keep on being a reference for the models of production and hygiene in third countries.
-Strengthening of the position of the agriculturalist in the chain of value. For this is necessary to have of the possibility to negotiate, in the breast of the organisations interprofesionales, the conditions of the agreements of dealers of agricultural products along the chain agroalimentaria.
-Mechanisms of gestión of public market, agile, effective and sufficient to face up to the critical situations. Extend the mechanisms of existent regulation, in the actuality, to the sectors that like this sue it. It is precise to review the mechanisms of desencadenamiento of the instruments of gestión of markets so that no only take into account the price of market but also the costs of production. And all this to guarantee the income of the agriculturalists and some reasonable prices to the consumers. A market without rules especula and maximiza his profit by the expense of the production and of the consumers.
-Consideration of the agricultural diversity of all the EU, betting by the regionalisation of the new model of helps in function of the productive potential of the different zones. And in particular of the economic dependency of the same of the public support, in function of the half size of the exploitations, level of costs, generation of employment...
-Support to the productive professional agriculturalists. The PAC has to focalizar his support to the professional agriculturalist that produces foods in his exploitation and realises the necessary minimum activities for this, as well as the suitable maintenance of pastures and crops. Have to reinforce the productive elements of the reform.
-Reciprocity of the measures in agreements with third countries. It is indispensable a deep change in the commercial politics of the European Union that allow the protection of the inner market European (community preference and alimentary sovereignty) to allow his regulation and stabilisation. An inner market European totally opened to the world-wide markets is not regulable neither estabilizable. Besides, it does not ensure the existence of some strategic minimum stocks of feeding to the population of the EU and of maintenance of the animal production.
-Eases in the incorporation of youngsters to the agricultural activity and support to the rural women. The reform of the PAC has to facilitate the entrance of young agriculturalists and support to the women agriculturalists and graziers. The relief generacional and the support to the women are some of the asignaturas pending of the PAC current.
-Reinforcement of the position of the agriculturalists in front of the owners of earths. The paper multifuncional of the agriculture does not have to do that we forget that the first reason to be is the one to cater healthy foods and of quality in sufficient quantity to the society. From this punto, is precise to reinforce and establish, in his case, mechanisms that bet decididamente by the production. Bet by the agriculturalist is to bet for producing, whereas defend the possession of the earth does not ensure in way any the production of foods.
