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The European Citizens’ Stance on the Sustainability Subsidies Given to The Eu Farmers Cover

The European Citizens’ Stance on the Sustainability Subsidies Given to The Eu Farmers

Open Access
|Jul 2024

Abstract

The European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has evolved over the years, and climate change mitigation and sustainability were recently added as objectives to the policy. This sustainability policy includes subsidies for farmers. The success of EU policies relies on positive public perception. This study aimed to investigate Europeans' perception of EU sustainability subsidies. This analysis was complemented by evaluating citizens’ attitudes towards agriculture and climate change and socio-economic variables. Overall, EU citizens support CAP and sustainability practices. Our findings reveal that EU citizens strongly in favour of this support tend to be older, more educated, politically left-wing, from higher social classes, residing in smaller communities, and optimistic about the EU's future. Additionally, these citizens hold strong environmental concerns and support innovative practices to benefit sustainable agriculture.

Language: English
Page range: 324 - 336
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2023
Accepted on: May 7, 2024
Published on: Jul 3, 2024
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Fernando Mata, Concha Cano-Díaz, Meirielly Jesus, published by Mendel University in Brno
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