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Agriculture and fishing are the primary source of almost all our food, as well as of many other products, so remain vital activities even though their share in the economy is small and in continuous decline. Partly for this reason public policy in these areas is almost entirely integrated at European level in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Forestry policies are also heavily affected by EU-level decision-making. As agriculture dominates in terms of direct contribution to GDP and numbers of people engaged in it, as well as accounting for the largest amount of public support expenditure, it is agriculture that will receive the greatest attention here.
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Hill, B., Greer, A., Heckelei, T., Witze, P. (2004). Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In: Compston, H. (eds) Handbook of Public Policy in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522756_17
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