Wie kann GAP Arbeitsmöglichkeiten auf dem Land fördern?

Summary Promoting rural jobs goes well beyond agricultural policy, but targeted agricultural policies can play a role. The key lesson is to invest in increasing the sector's supply of both market and non‐market goods and services, recognising that the jobs created will often be in related non‐farm sectors of the rural economy. Subsidising employment in low‐productivity agriculture is neither a sensible nor sustainable job‐creation strategy. It makes far more sense to focus on ‘smart’ agricultural support and investments which help farmers and local communities to overcome specific barriers and constraints to improve their productivity. Many investment‐promoting support measures can already be provided under CAP rules today although they are often constrained by funding limitations, for example, in Member States’ Rural Development Programmes. If policymakers want the CAP to do more to maximise its contribution to jobs and growth, these productive supports should be prioritised in the coming CAP negotiations. At the same time, there should be a greater focus on the training and skill needs for the existing agricultural workforce, including paid workers who are often forgotten in farm policy discussions.