Can you elaborate if possible on the comment made about the EU Common Agricultural Policy's effects of promoting large scale intensive agriculture. Specifically what policy attributes support it.
Adding to that, compulsory environmental regulations are quite lax, while voluntary environmental measures are often poorly recompensed, and are thus economically not viable.
See here for some further reading: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10080 (There's lots more, but this should be a good starting point.)
> 1. increase productivity, by promoting technical progress and ensuring the optimum use of the factors of production, in particular labor;
> 2. ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural Community;
> 3. stabilize markets;
> 4. secure availability of supplies;
> 5. provide consumers with food at reasonable prices.