The eu’s common agricultural policy promotes insecure food production rather than food security.

Europe’s longest running policy, the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
continues to struggle with being fairer and greener and is fiercely
debated every five years. The CAP oversees subsidies to farmers in
Europe and is a complex arrangement that favours large businesses
over small farmers. This pushes them towards intensive farming
practices that harm the environment and lead to unemployment.
Here are some realities of the impact of the CAP in practice:
‹ 20% of farmers in the EU receive approximately 80 percent of
the agricultural support money.
‹ Expanding agricultural land may be achieved at the expense
of tropical forests. This results in the loss of carbon stocks and
the impact on high natural value landscapes. Particularly in Brazil
and some Asian countries, the EU biofuel policy has resulted
in diminishing natural habitats because of more agricultural
production and intensification.
‹ Imports of protein-rich products by the EU have steadily
increased in recent years, raising concerns about the
potential negative impacts on developing countries. Increases
in soybean production in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and
Uruguay has led to negative environmental and social impacts,
including biodiversity loss, displacement of small farmers, loss of
employment and increased food insecurity.