Fy man cychwyn yw y dylai trefniadau Colofn 1 y darperir taliadau uniongyrchol trwyddynt warantu lefel effeithiol a thryloyw o gymorth incwm i ffermwyr ar draws 27 gwlad yr UE. Nid wyf wedi fy mherswadio’n llwyr bod yr opsiwn a ffefrir gan y Comisiwn o roi taliadau sylfaenol, taliad “materion gwyrdd” gorfodol a thaliad dewisol ar gyfer ffermio mewn ardaloedd ymylol yn ffordd resymegol i fynd yn eu blaenau.  Mae diffyg tryloywder, ac nid yw’n rhoi sicrwydd na’r sefydlogrwydd o ran gwerth incwm colofn 1. Ni fydd hyn o gymorth i ffermydd unigol i wneud penderfyniadau cynllunio ar gyfer eu busnesau yn y dyfodol.
My starting position is that the Pillar 1 arrangements under which direct payments are provided should guarantee an effective and transparent level of income support to farmers across EU 27. I am not altogether persuaded that the Commission’s preferred option for providing a basic payment, a mandatory “greening” payment and a discretionary payment for farming in a marginal area is a logical way in which to proceed. It lacks transparency and falls short in providing certainty and stability on the value of the pillar 1 income that will not aid future planning business decisions at individual farm level.