Latvian Rural Forum POSITION Paper on Common Agricultural Policy post 2013
01.06.2010

“About what we eat, what we see and how we live”

We see that Latvia’s rural areas after 2013:
•    are the base for preserving Latvian basic values: strong family, Latvian lifestyle, diverse local traditions and guarantee for further existence of Latvian nation;
•    are populated with educated, active, responsible, creative and competitive inhabitants;
•    still preserve diverse landscape of the countryside that is traditional and typical for different regions in Latvia;
•    is a place that supplies inhabitants with natural, qualitative, safe food that is also typical for local environment and traditions;
•    is a place that provides opportunities for diverse economical activities based on local resources (environment, infrastructure and knowledge);
•    is lifestyle that is voluntary chosen by families and recognized by society, and not a necessity enforced by economic and social conditions;
•    form sustainable local communities that are self-regenerative, able together aware their needs and priorities and implement them.

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