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The EU should export its farm aid system to the developing world, says France (Photo: Luxembourg EU Presidency)

EU should export not change its farm policy, says French minister

Europe should inspire developing countries with its common agriculture policy (CAP) rather than undertaking steps to radically overhaul the policy, French agriculture minister Michel Barnier has said.

"I think [the CAP] is a good model," Mr Barnier, former member of the European Commission said in interview with Financial Times, published on Monday (28 April).

"It is a policy that allows us to produce to feed ourselves. We pool our resources to support production. West Africa, Ea...

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The EU should export its farm aid system to the developing world, says France (Photo: Luxembourg EU Presidency)

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