Cyprus
• General country description
• A. First pillar: implementation of CAP reforms (2003)
• B. Second pillar: implementation of RDP measures during 2007-2013
• C. Vision for the CAP beyond 2013: a short overview of the debate (at Member State level) on future CAP reform
• D. Literature, sources, references
• The comparative analysis provides a compact overview of CAP implementation across all 27 Member States and their visions of the future of the CAP
General country discription
Cyprus |
Comparison with EU-25 |
Population, 2005 (*1,000,000): 0.8 |
0.2% of population in EU-25 |
Population density, 2003 (inh./km2): 127 |
118 in EU-25 |
GDP/capita, 2005 (PPS): 19,600 |
84% of GDP/capita in EU-25 |
Share agriculture in total employment, 2002 (%): 8 |
5% in EU-25 |
Share Utilized Agricultural Area in total land area, 2003 (%): 67 |
46% in EU-25 in 1998 |
Average farm size, 2005 (ha): 5 |
19 in EU-15 |
Number of farms, 2005 (*1000): 29.9 |
0.5% of farms in EU-25 |
Source: own calculations based on Eurostat
Distribution of farming types, 2005 (% of total)
Source: own calculations based on Eurostat
EU funding for the Single Payment Scheme (SPS)
and the second pillar, 2007-2013
Funding according to CAP budget including Bulgaria and Romania.
Sources: Agra Europe (2007); CEU (2006); EC (2007a)
A. First pillar: implementation CAP reform (2003)
A.1 Single Payment Scheme
Model
Implementation in 2009. SAPS
Coupling measures
No information
Reason for selection
No information
A.2 EU budget for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) per year (National ceiling) 2005-2013
Source: 2005: EC (2006); 2006-2013: CEU (2006) and Agra Europe (2007)
Tradability of SPS
No information
A.3 Cross-compliance: Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC)
Source: IEEP, 2005
Selected standards of the GAEC
(Source IEEP, 2005; )
Issue |
Standards |
Summary of farmers' obligations |
soil erosion |
minimum soil cover |
On steep slopes green cover should be maintained during winter with no cultivation during wet winter months |
|
minimum land management reflecting site-specific conditions |
Cultivation should follow contour lines |
|
retain terraces |
Terraces should be protected |
soil organic matter |
arable stubble management |
Harvesting residues should be incorporated into the soil and not burnt. Implementation of crop rotation |
soil structure |
appropriate machinery use |
Deep ploughing only in acceptable conditions. Avoid fine grading of the soil |
protection of permanent pastures |
- |
- |
minimum level of maintenance |
retention of landscape features |
Farmers have to protect the main characteristics of the rural landscape |
|
avoiding the encroachment of unwanted vegetation on agricultural land |
Management of unwanted vegetation |
Reason for selection of cross compliance standards
No information.
A.4 Further reform of market regulations
Sugar payments (EC, 2007b), further no information.
B. Second pillar: implementation of RDP measures 2007-2013
B.1 Programme level and approval
There is one national RDP for Cyprus. The Rural Development Committee (consisting of representatives of the 27 Member States) has approved the RDP for Cyprus on 25 October 2007.
B.2 Distribution of public budget over the axes (%) 1)
axis 1: competitiveness |
axis 2: environment and land management |
axis 3: rural economy |
Axis 4: Leader |
44 |
44 |
9 |
3 |
Leader: Axis 1: 0.75%; Axis 2: 0.15%; Axis 3: 1.19%
1) Figures excluding Technical Assistance
Source: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Cyprus (see footnote 1)
B.3 Integration of Leader in axes 1, 2 and 3
No information
B.4 Local Action Groups (LAGs)
No information
B.5 RDP budget 2007-2013 (million euros)
Budgets regional RDPs in Cyprus 2007-2013 (million euros)
total public budget |
% co-financing EAFRD1) |
EAFRD budget |
Contribution private sector |
Total costs |
National top-ups |
325 |
50 |
162.5 |
125 |
450 |
0 |
1) % of co-financing may vary per axis
Source: EC (2007a) and Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Cyprus (see footnote 1)
B.6 Less Favoured Areas
In 2005, 90% of the Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) (141,000 ha) was designed as Less Favoured Area (LFA) (CEU, 2005). According to the Ministry of Agriculture 127,095 ha is classified as LFA, of which 91,938 ha (65% of UAA) is eligible for payments. 19.486 ha are classified as mountain areas, 51,951 ha as areas with other handicaps, 20,501 ha as areas with specific handicaps and 35,157 ha as areas with environmental restrictions (other LFA).**
B.7 Drivers of RDP strategy
No information.
* Information provided by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Cyprus.
** Ibid
C. Vision on the CAP beyond 2013
No information
D. Literature, sources, references
- Agra Europe (2007), "Threat of SFP cuts rises as NMS accede", Agra Europe Weekly, January 12
- Council of the European Union (CEU) (2005), Proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - redefinition of intermediate less-favoured areas, Brussels, Working Party on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development, working document (7971/05), 15 April
- Council of the European Union (CEU) (2006), Council Regulation 1782/2003 (consolidated version - August 5, 2006), Annex VIII and VIIIa, Brussels
- European Commission (EC) (2006), 35th Financial Report on the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee section, 2005 Financial Year, SEC(2006)1152
- European Commission (EC) (2007a), EU support for rural development 2007-2013; Pre-allocated funding under Heading 2 "Natural Resources" of the Financial Framework, Brussels: European Commission
- European Commission (EC) (2007b), Overview of the implementation of direct payments under the CAP in Member States Version November 2007, EC, DG for Agriculture and Rural Development
