The debate
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) remains the EU’s biggest area of spending although its share of the budget is falling
EU subsidies account for 50% of British farm incomes
The EU’s Common Fisheries Policy sets rules for the amount of fish each country’s boats can catch
Leave
Main views
Britain pays more for the CAP than it gets back so leaving the EU would make more money available for UK farmers
The CAP also wastes lots of money on bureaucracy
The Common Fisheries Policy has devastated the British fishing industry
Remain
Main views
Many British farmers would go out of business without the support of the CAP
73% of UK farming exports go to the EU
It was the EU that forced France and Germany to lift bans on British beef
Fisheries have to be managed to prevent over-fishing