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"The diversity of the landscape in various European countries also dictates a diversity of conditions for work, especially in the agricultural sector. In this way countries with predominantly hilly landscapes cannot match the yield per hectare of those that have much more favourable conditions for farming. Nevertheless great harm would be done to each country and landscape from the environmental and strategic aspect, if, owing to the more difficult working conditions, farming and rural development were neglected. It therefore makes sense to support the proposal of the Committee for Agriculture regarding support for rural development through the assistance of the European Agricultural Fund.
Our fathers and grandfathers worked the land from a need to survive and a love for the land, although the effort they put in was never fully repaid. And nowadays there are fewer and fewer people who would do this for love, but rather, like those in the commercial or public sectors, they want to earn and create for themselves more favourable working and living conditions. For this reason I especially support the proposed support for young farmers, with which they will be able to create the basic conditions for continuing their work.
We know from our experiences in Slovenia that if a young farmer takes over a farm, he will usually also modernise it and continue to farm successfully. If, however, he leaves the farm because he sees no prospects there, he will only rarely come back, since in many cases a living can be earned faster and more easily elsewhere.
However, modern times demand educated farmers, who will know how to get their products into the market economy and will be familiar with legislation, as well as being innovative and environmentally aware. All of this requires a great deal of knowledge and support on the part of society, the European Union, the state and citizens.
All citizens would like to continue to enjoy healthy food and to live in a beautiful landscape and clean environment. For this reason, concern for rural development is a task for the whole of society and not just for farming people. To contribute to this there should be simpler regulations, so that in paying out assistance the intermediaries will not all be earning more than the farmers themselves."@en1
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