EU Prioritizes Digital Farming in Upcoming $10-billion CAP for 2021-2027

Agriculture in the European Union after 2020 must be encouraged to adopt innovative tools to meet growing environmental challenges, but this requires modernization, money and knowledge, EURACTIV Poland reports.

The European Commission has emphasized the need for greater innovation and new technologies in the EU’s agricultural sector, saying that it must modernize in order to become more effective, competitive and environmentally friendly.

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However, when the Commission inventoried the outcomes of research on agriculture and food production, it was found that many technologies are not being implemented due to the fact that farmers do not know about them.

The latest reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)  for 2021-2027, therefore, aims to counter this by placing a greater emphasis on technological innovation, digitization and research and development designed to encourage positive environmental changes.

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