Key stakeholders in the common agricultural policy: farmers' economic well-being, attitudes, and environmental behavior

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) shapes the agri-food sector of the European Union (EU) by mainly regulating the distribution of financial support to agricultural producers. Based on the Treaty of Rome (1957), one of the CAP's objectives is to "ensure a fair living standard for farm-ers" by increasing the individual earnings of farmers and agricultural employees engaged in agri-culture. Since its interception, the CAP has undergone several reforms and has become one of the EU's most regulated and controversial policies. One of the most criticized components of the CAP is the direct paym...