Agricultural policy: protocol on mountain farming attached to the Alpine Convention

PURPOSE: the approval of the 1991 Alpine Convention on mountain farming.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision  2006/655/EC on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in the field of mountain farming.

CONTENT: the Community has approved the Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in the field of Mountain Farming, otherwise referred to as the Mountain Farming Protocol.

The aim of the Mountain Farming Protocol is to ensure and promote a form of agriculture in the Alpine region which suits local conditions, is environmentally compatible and makes an essential contribution to the maintenance of populated sites and sustainable economic activities. This includes producing typical high-quality produce, safeguarding the natural environment, protecting against natural risks and conserving the beauty and the value of the traditional countryside.