The Union’s farming sector faces demographic difficulties with an ageing workforce. While attracting young farmers is key to ensuring a sustainable future for agriculture, the creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers is financially challenging. In order to further facilitate their setting up for the first time, the eligibility period for investments to comply with new Union standards should be extended for young farmers.
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