Protect domestic farming with tariffs and subsidies
The AfD wants to shield domestic agriculture from foreign competition through tariffs, subsidies and direct payments. It justifies this with security of food supply. At the same time, rules on fertilizer and crop protection would be relaxed.
The AfD wants to protect local farmers. For this it wants tariffs and money from the state. Tariffs are charges on goods from abroad. Farmers should have fewer rules on fertilizer.
The platform explicitly calls protectionist measures necessary to preserve regional production. Foreign producers should meet the same requirements as local farms. For farmland, the AfD demands a right of first refusal in favor of agricultural use to prevent speculation. It rejects planned cuts to binding EU payments to farmers. In its view the fertilizer ordinance burdens farmers; fertilizing and crop protection should again follow good professional practice. Regulations from all levels of government should be reduced.
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„ein Zusammenspiel aus Zöllen, Subventionen und Direktzahlungen“Translation: an interplay of tariffs, subsidies and direct payments
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- Economyleaning more state
Tariffs, subsidies and a right of first refusal mean more state intervention in the farm market, even though some rules would be eased.