1. 1 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus Rea Alevra Senior Agricultural Officer Department of Agriculture, Cyprus Copenhagen, March 2 nd 2012

2. 2 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus New Common Agricultural Policy: Previous Regulations: Regulation 73/2009, Direct Payments Regulation 1698/2005, Rural Development October 2011, announcement of proposed regulations for the next programming period

3. 3 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus Proposal of regulation on Direct payments for period 2014-2020 New provisions Greening (30% of the budget) Ecological focus areas Areas with natural constraints

4. 4 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus Proposal of regulation on Rural Development for period 2014-2020 New provisions 25% of the budget will be provided to agri- environmental measures Natura 2000 areas Environment and climate Areas with natural constraints Organic farming

5. 5 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus  More flexibility is given to member states on choosing the measures of Rural Development Plan and on defining the budget of each measure  National governments have the possibility to take into consideration the specific conditions of their country and environmental situations

6. 6 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus Examples from Cyprus Integrated crop management Crop diversification Organic farming

7. 7 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus Examples from Cyprus (continue) Sustainable biodiversity Ecological focus areas Farm birds sustainability Innovation and use of new technologies

8. 8 The new CAP: the right path to a sustainable farming? View of Cyprus Thank you for your attention