MacSharry reform
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The MacSharry reform was a landmark early-1990s overhaul of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy that shifted support from price guarantees toward direct payments to farmers and introduced measures to curb overproduction.
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| MacSharry reform canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: MacSharry reform Context triple: [Common Agricultural Policy, reformName, MacSharry reform]
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Montford Reforms
The Montford Reforms were a set of constitutional changes introduced by the British government in 1919 that expanded limited self-governance in colonial India through dyarchy in the provinces and increased Indian participation in legislative councils.
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Childers Reforms
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Irish Home Rule movement
The Irish Home Rule movement was a 19th- and early 20th-century political campaign seeking self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom, laying crucial groundwork for Irish independence.
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Imperial Reform
Imperial Reform was a series of early 16th-century political and legal changes in the Holy Roman Empire aimed at strengthening central authority and improving imperial governance.
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Third Home Rule Bill
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Target entity: MacSharry reform Target entity description: The MacSharry reform was a landmark early-1990s overhaul of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy that shifted support from price guarantees toward direct payments to farmers and introduced measures to curb overproduction.
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A.
Montford Reforms
The Montford Reforms were a set of constitutional changes introduced by the British government in 1919 that expanded limited self-governance in colonial India through dyarchy in the provinces and increased Indian participation in legislative councils.
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B.
Childers Reforms
The Childers Reforms were a series of late 19th-century British Army reorganizations that restructured infantry regiments into a territorial and regimental system, standardizing their titles and organization.
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C.
Irish Home Rule movement
The Irish Home Rule movement was a 19th- and early 20th-century political campaign seeking self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom, laying crucial groundwork for Irish independence.
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D.
Imperial Reform
Imperial Reform was a series of early 16th-century political and legal changes in the Holy Roman Empire aimed at strengthening central authority and improving imperial governance.
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E.
Third Home Rule Bill
The Third Home Rule Bill was a 1912–1914 piece of British legislation intended to grant limited self-government to Ireland, whose passage was delayed by World War I and ultimately superseded by later acts that partitioned the island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Common Agricultural Policy reform
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European Union agricultural policy reform ⓘ |
| affects |
beef sector
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cereals sector ⓘ dairy sector ⓘ oilseeds sector ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Common Agricultural Policy
ⓘ
European Union agriculture ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | European Community member states ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| decade | 1990s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Agenda 2000 CAP reform
ⓘ
Fischler reform ⓘ
surface form:
Fischler reform of the CAP
|
| goal |
align EU agricultural prices more closely with world market prices
ⓘ
improve competitiveness of EU agriculture ⓘ limit surplus production of key commodities ⓘ reduce agricultural overproduction in the European Community ⓘ reduce budgetary costs of the Common Agricultural Policy ⓘ shift support from price guarantees to direct payments to farmers ⓘ |
| hasPolicyArea |
agriculture
ⓘ
market regulation ⓘ rural development ⓘ |
| impact |
foundation for later decoupled payment schemes
ⓘ
increased transparency of farm support ⓘ shift of CAP expenditure from market measures to direct aids ⓘ |
| introducedBy | European Commission ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
afforestation incentives for agricultural land
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compensatory payments per head of livestock ⓘ compensatory payments per hectare ⓘ early retirement schemes for farmers ⓘ mandatory land set‑aside for larger arable farms ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Ray MacSharry ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Council of the European Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of the European Communities
|
| mainSubject |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
direct income support ⓘ overproduction control ⓘ price support ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ray MacSharry ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Common Agricultural Policy ⓘ |
| policyChange |
introduction of compensatory direct payments to farmers
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introduction of set‑aside obligations for arable land ⓘ reduction of institutional support prices ⓘ reorientation of CAP from market support to income support ⓘ tightening of production quotas in some sectors ⓘ |
| positionHeldByKeyPerson |
European Commissioner
ⓘ
surface form:
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
|
| precededBy | original Common Agricultural Policy price support system ⓘ |
| result |
greater reliance on direct income payments
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lower intervention prices for key commodities ⓘ partial decoupling of support from production levels ⓘ reduction of structural surpluses in some agricultural markets ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1992 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Common Agricultural Policy