PAC 2023-2027 : Levier de transformation de l'agriculture française ?

Conclusions and perspectives of the Carrefour de l'innovation agronomique sur la PAC, 2023, Rennes. The 2023 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has introduced greater subsidiarity for Member States, who are now responsible for drawing up their own National Strategic Plans (NSP), in line with their national priorities, but with a commitment to contributing to European objectives. At French level, there is a tension between two objectives that are difficult to reconcile in the implementation of the CAP: maintaining income support for farmers on the one hand, and supporting the agro-ecological transition of farms on the other. The compromise reached clearly prioritizes securing incomes for existing farmers, but casts doubt on the ability to achieve the objectives of the Green Pact. To be more effective in achieving the sustainability objectives of European agriculture, the post-2027 CAP will have to consider not only how to secure installations and transitions to production systems consistent with the objectives, but also give clear signals to encourage the transition of European diets.