Research for AGRI Committee – Agriculture and the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in The Netherlands

This in-depth analysis is intended for MEPs of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development visiting the Netherlands in March 2016.

The document provides a concise overview of the country, describes its farming sector and details the implementation of the new EU’s Common Agricultural Policy for the 2014-2020 period.

The Netherlands has a high-income, open, knowledge-based economy, which is gradually recovering from a protracted recession. As regards its agricultural sector, the main challenge for the coming years will be to reconcile the continuous growth of agricultural outputs and productivity with the preservation of the environment.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: In-Depth Analysis, January 2016: Research for AGRI Committee - Agriculture and the EU's Common Agricultural Policy in The Netherlands http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2016/563421/IPOL_IDA(2016)563421_EN.pdf

European Parliament: Committees: Supporting Analyses http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/supporting-analyses-search.html

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