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"Mr President, support for the Less-Favoured Areas (LFA) is very important, if we really want to preserve the diversity of agricultural production everywhere in Europe. This is also a vitally important issue for food security.
Natural conditions in different parts of Europe vary enormously. I come from Finland, and we still have a metre of snow in the country, while in central Europe the countryside is already starting to turn green. These biophysical factors must come first and be given priority attention when we define what constitutes an LFA. If conditions are poor for farming, if the growing season is short, or if the climate is very cold, these must be the determining factors.
Socio-economic issues are also important, but they could also be taken into account more successfully with direct subsidies, under the first pillar. Of course, it is important that the process is transparent, and also that Parliament acquires information on these maps."@en1
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