The CAP stands for the common agricultural policy that was set up in 1962. This CAP had different aims that were to create a single market in which agricultural products could move freely, to give financial support to EC farmers which included guaranteed prices and to increase the average field size and farmers income. This CAP had different advantages and disadvantages.
With reference to the advantages, farmers were able to obtain more money because of the government’s subsidies; with this money they could buy new farming instruments; as they had more space, they could produce more.
With reference to the disadvantages, farmers weren't able to sell their products to other countries that have better prices. Also there were many disadvantages for the ones that didn’t accept CAP because they didn’t receive subsidies.
As a conclusion, the CAP had good and bad consequences on farming.
