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Olive Growers in Jaén Protest Aid Reduction in New Budget
The stopgap budget will fund the agriculture sector until the new Common Agricultural Policy comes into force in 2023. Protestors blocking roads in Jaén. Photo: Asaja Jaén.
Apr. 30, 2021
Hundreds of olive growers joined demonstrations in Jaén this week to protest a stopgap measure to fund the agriculture sector until the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) comes into force in 2023.
The previous CAP expired at the end of 2020. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food argues that this new funding will allow for a seamless transition into the next agreement.