Rural development policy must be safeguarded primarily because it facilitates the development of the different types of local agriculture present in Europe, which are required to comply with ever higher quality standards.
Maaelu arengu poliitikat tuleb kaitsta eelkõige sellepärast, et see aitab areneda Euroopa erinevatel kohaliku põllumajanduse vormidel, millelt nõutakse üha rangemate kvaliteedistandardite järgimist.