Mind Maps have been produced to introduce topics and give students an overview of key topics being studied. This mind map introduces the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy.

The Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy - Mind Map

Mind Maps have been produced to introduce topics and give students an overview of key topics being studied. The maps can be viewed as a whole page or, for those who prefer a more linear approach, as a text version.

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Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

• Aims
  
  • Secure Food Supplies
  • Expand output
  • Increase Productivity
  • Stabilise Prices
  • Secure Farm Incomes
• Problems
  
  • Inefficiency in some markets
  • Over Production
  • Cost
  • Friction with other trading nations
• Reforms
  
  • Reduce Subsidies
  • Cut output: set aside/reduce quotas
  • Encourage Diversification
  • Payments for environmentally efficient methods of farming

Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)

• Aims
  
  • Maintain marine ecosystems
  • Generate sustainable industry
  • Protect stakeholders in fishing industry
  • Protect fish stocks
• Problems
  
  • Over-fishing
  • Lack of property rights
  • Dwindling fish stocks
  • Damage to communities
  • Clarification of numbers
  • What size quotas?
• Reforms
  
  • Quotas
  • Payments to leave the industry
  • Banning fishing for some species
  • Focus on long term sustainability
  • Reduce waste
  • Encourage bio-diversity