L'agriculture française dans la Communauté européenne et dans le monde

French farming has always played a very active role in the Community's professional agricultural organization and on government level, in favour of the common agricultural policy which in 1968 was at its zenith. But the common agricultural policy soon had to face difficulties due to different causes concerning butter, dried milk, wine, beef and even the principle of common prices affected by monetary changes. These crises have particularly affected French farming. In 1968 Mr. Mansholt considered a reform of the common agricultural policy that went beyond the mere social- structural aspect cautiously introduced in 1972. The principle of the financial co-responsibility of milk production is one of its consequences. Today a difficult political choice must be made between the desire for maximum efficiency in farm businesses and an increased effort to make the feeblest catch up. The common interest and national interests come up against a difficult problem.