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The European Commission has recommended EU leaders delay the introduction of rules requiring farmers to keep a certain amount of fallow or unproductive land.
Opposition to the so-called rules imposed by the EU has partly fueled farmers' protests across Europe in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy.
Under the proposal, the new rule would not take effect until next year.
"The proposal of the Commission has been sent today to the member countries, who will vote on it in a committee meeting. This plan provides a first concrete policy response to address farmers' income concerns. It also follows the requirements outlined by some member states at the Agriculture Council meetings ," the Commission said in a statement.
Farmers have won their first concessions from the EU after weeks of protests in France, Germany, Belgium and Italy.
EU leaders are set to sign off on a European Commission proposal to delay a new rule requiring farmers to stop working fallow land as part of an effort to restore soil health and boost biodiversity.
This rule will not go into effect now until 2025.
In recent weeks, efforts to curb pollution or make farmers pay more for fuels such as oil have sparked protests in several European countries. The EU spends about a third of its budget on its common agricultural policy, mostly in the form of direct payments to farmers, and the sector does not have to pay the costs of its pollution to warm the planet.
Scientists, meanwhile, have warned of worsening crop failures and yield losses as Europe heats up and its wildlife dies.
The latest round of protests comes just a week after von der Leyen last week launched a strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture in the EU.
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