In this installment of a series of podcasts about "Food Politics", I chat about what farm subsidies are.  I am by no means an expert but chat broadly about where they come from and who gets them.

In the next episodes, we'll go into more details about this fascinating subject.

Music by: David Cutter Music - http://www.davidcuttermusic.com
Outro Music by:  https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud

Links / References:

https://fullfact.org/economy/farming-subsidies-uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/21641/agriculture/farming-subsidies-in-the-uk/
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/cap-overview_en
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/01/farm-subsidies-blatant-transfer-of-cash-to-rich
https://www.desmog.uk/2015/07/27/landed-gentry-jackals-claiming-billions-farm-subsidies

Who gets farming subsidies in Europe

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