Document type: Report of the European Commission
Authors: Kantar, on behalf of the European Commission, DG COMM
Preview: The current survey was commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, to explore public opinion about agriculture and the CAP. lt follows on from previous surveys on this topic. [...]6. The responsibilities of farmers in our society
Half of Europeans think that providing safe, healthy and sustainable food of high quality is the main responsibility of farmers in our society.
Respondents were asked to identify the two main responsibilities of farmers in our society by choosing up to two items from a list of seven:
- One in two Europeans (50%, -4 percentage points since 2020) believe that 'providing safe, healthy and sustainable food of high quality' is one of the main responsibilities of farmers in our society, significantly ahead of any other responsibility;
- Close to three in ten respondents (29%, -1) cite 'ensuring the welfare of farmed animals';
- Around a quarter of Europeans mention 'securing a stable supply of food in the EU at all times' 20 (26%, +6), slightly ahead of 'protecting the environment and tackling climate change' (24%, -3);
- 'Supplying the population with a diversity of quality product '(22%, +1) is the only other item to be cited by more than one in five respondents;
- Close to one in five Europeans consider that 'creating growth and jobs in rural areas' (19%, +2) and 'encouraging and improving life in the countryside' (19%, +2) are among the two main responsibiities of farmers in our society. [...]More than a third of respondents cite 'ensuring the welfare of farmed animals' in seven EU Member States, and at least four in ten in Sweden (42%), France and the Netherlands (both 41%), and Denmark (40%).
Link to Europeans, Agriculture and the CAP - Country Factsheets France
