"Analysis by the charity Foodrise found the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) provides unfair levels of support to meat-heavy diets that doctors consider unhealthy and climate scientists consider environmentally destructive. It found beef and lamb were subsidised 580 times more than legumes in 2020, while pork was subsidised nearly 240 times more. Dairy, meanwhile, received 554 times more in subsidies than nuts and seeds."
"The EU spends almost a third of its budget supporting farmers, with the bulk of CAP funds allocated on the basis of farm size, rather than strategic considerations. Meat and dairy which use land to grow crops to feed animals take a larger share than plants, particularly once the subsidies in feed have been counted. Martin Bowman, a campaigner at Foodrise and author of the report, said the analysis showed livestock benefited from disproportionate support even before counting hidden societal costs, such as pollution."
Beef and lamb received 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes in 2020, while pork received nearly 240 times more and dairy received 554 times more than nuts and seeds. Meat and dairy together received €39bn in 2020 compared with €3.6bn for fruit and vegetables. The EU allocates almost a third of its budget to farmers through the Common Agricultural Policy, with payments largely based on farm size rather than strategic goals. Subsidies for feed further boost support for livestock. Campaigners noted that current subsidy patterns favor high-emissions, less healthy diets and overlook hidden societal costs like pollution.
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