Why is the CAP important to the Randstad?
Agriculture accounts for a large share of Randstad surface area. Within the Randstad, 60% of the total surface area is agricultural. This share percentage is only just below the percentage for the rest of the Netherlands. The CAP particularly applies to soil-bound agriculture. Soil-bound agriculture accounts for nearly 99% of the total agricultural surface area in the Randstad. The agricultural land share, and with that the impact of the CAP in the Randstad, will continue to be substantial in the future. In brief: the landscape in the Randstad offers a multitude of unique qualities in a much diversified landscape. The region West, as the Randstad also is called is 29% of the farmers active in the multifunctional agriculture and green services, that contribute to the above objectives and which must therefore be preserved. The presence of agricultural entrepreneurs continues to be vital to a vigorous rural society and preservation of the lanscape. Hence the Randstad authorities attach a
