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How Can the CAP Promote Rural Jobs?

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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.La promotion de l'emploi rural va bien au†delà de la politique agricole, mais des mesures de politique agricole ciblées peuvent y contribuer. La principale leçon est d'investir dans l'augmentation de l'offre de biens et services marchands et non marchands, en reconnaissant que les emplois créés seront souvent dans des secteurs connexes non agricoles de l’économie rurale. Subventionner l'emploi dans une agriculture à faible productivité n'est une stratégie de création d'emplois ni raisonnable ni durable. Il est beaucoup plus logique de privilégier des mesures de soutien et des investissements agricoles «intelligents» qui aident les agriculteurs et les communautés locales à surmonter des obstacles et contraintes particuliers afin d'améliorer leur productivité. De nombreuses mesures de soutien favorisant l'investissement peuvent déjà être accordées dans le cadre des règles de la PAC actuelle, bien qu'elles soient souvent assorties de conditions en termes de financement, par exemple, dans les programmes de développement rural des États membres. Si les décideurs de l'action publique veulent que la PAC soit plus à même de contribuer à l'emploi et à la croissance, ils devraient prioriser ces mesures de soutien productif lors des prochaines négociations de la PAC. Dans le même temps, il faudrait accorder une plus grande attention aux besoins en formation et en compétences de la main†d’œuvre agricole existante, y compris les salariés qui sont souvent oubliés dans les discussions sur les politiques agricoles.Die Förderung von Beschäftigung auf dem Land geht über die Agrarpolitik hinaus, dennoch könnte eine zielgerichtete Agrarpolitik diesbezüglich eine Rolle spielen. Die wichtigste Lehre besteht darin, in einen Anstieg der Bereitstellung von sowohl marktbestimmte, als auch nicht†marktbestimmte Waren und Dienstleistungen durch den landwirtschaftlichen Sektor zu investieren, wobei erkannt werden muss, dass die Arbeitsplätze, die dadurch geschaffen werden, oftmals in den zugehörigen nicht†landwirtschaftlichen Sektoren der ländlichen Wirtschaft angesiedelt sind. Die Subvention von Beschäftigung in landwirtschaftlichen Bereichen mit geringer Produktivität ist weder eine sinnvolle, noch eine nachhaltige Strategie zur Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen. Es ist weitaus sinnvoller, auf die Unterstützung von und Investitionen in „intelligente†Landwirtschaft zu setzen, die Landwirtinnen und Landwirten sowie ländlichen Gemeinden hilft, bestimmte Hemmnisse und Einschränkungen zu überwinden und ihre Produktivität zu verbessern. Viele investitionsfördernde Unterstützungsmaßnahmen können bereits heute unter den GAP†Bestimmungen, zum Beispiel durch die ländlichen Entwicklungsprogramme der Mitgliedsstaaten, bereitgestellt werden, obwohl sie häufig durch Fördergrenzen limitiert werden. Wenn politische Entscheidungsträger von der GAP verlangen, mehr für die Erhöhung ihres Beitrags zu Arbeitsplätzen und Wachstum zu tun, dann sollten diese zielführenden Unterstützungsmaßnahmen während der künftigen GAP†Verhandlungen Priorität haben. Gleichzeitig sollte ein größeres Augenmerk auf den Ausbildungs†und Qualifizierungsbedarf der bestehenden landwirtschaftlichen Arbeitskräfte, einschließlich der Saisonarbeitskräfte, die oft in den agrarpolitischen Debatten vergessen werden, gelegt werden.

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  • Alan Matthews, 2017. "How Can the CAP Promote Rural Jobs?," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 16(3), pages 18-21, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:eurcho:v:16:y:2017:i:3:p:18-21
    DOI: 10.1111/1746-692X.12176
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