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Tue 10 Oct 2003Decoupling best for farmers and environment - Teagasc
The agriculture and food development authority, Teagasc, has said that full decoupling of EU farm payments from production would have "the greatest positive impact on the environment". In new research published today, it also said farmers' incomes were better served by the new payment system.
The European Commission moved to end payments to farmers which are directly linked to their volume of production during the recent difficult round of talks on CAP reform.
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