EU Proposes 3.2 Million Kronor Start Support for Young Farmers

The idea is that the "start package" will be included in the EU's agricultural policy ahead as a way to facilitate generational change.

Only twelve percent of the EU's farmers are under 40 years old. This puts our food security and our countryside at risk, says Agricultural Commissioner Christoph Hansen at a press conference in Strasbourg.

The start grant of up to 300,000 euro is included in recommendations to member states to allocate at least six percent of their agricultural support to help young farmers and attract more to the agricultural sector.