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1992 The impact on farming
Author(s) -
HAWORTH MARTIN
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-3010.1990.tb00061.x
Subject(s) - agriculture , currency , frontier , business , agricultural economics , economics , monetary economics , geography , archaeology
Summary Agriculture has been subject to European influence via the Common Agricultural Policy since 1962. Goods like grain and milk already circulate relatively freely in Europe. Transport of goods will benefit from the lifting of restrictions and the opening of the Channel Tunnel. The removal of monetary Compensatory Amounts will benefit British farmers if currency fluctuations are removed. The abolition of frontier health checks on plants and animals in favour of checks by exporting countries is alarming, but experts are confident about the prospects of greatly reducing the incidence of serious disease. The impact of 1992 on farming will be slight compared with the effect on the food industry. The question is will 1992 bring an efficient low‐cost food industry on the American model or will Europe's diversify be retained?