The Effects of the new Common Agricultural Policy on the Cereal Sector in the Basilicata Region

Farming is the production activity that occupies most of the countryside, so it strongly characterises the landscape. Furthermore, the choices of farmers are influenced by the rules of the Common Agricultural Policy. On the basis of the data of the 6th Census of Agriculture and assuming the new choices of the Common Agricultural Policy for the period from 2014 to 2020, it is possible to identify Basilicata’s municipal areas that would be most influenced by the effects of the new rules, especially the greening measures. Through the estimate of the economic impact of CAP measures on the post-2013 farm budget, made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, it has been possible to assess their economic effects on the municipalities of the Basilicata region and classify them by means of the cluster analysis. Therefore the analysis is aimed at estimating the economic effects and the impact on the landscape of greening measures in Basilicata’s municipalities and at formulating local policies to mitigate them.