The EC's latest CAP reform proposals could lead to future food shortages, delegates attending a joint meeting of the Farmers' Union of Wales livestock, wool and marts and hill farming and marginal land committees have warned.
"The latest proposals continue to remain in direct opposition to comments made in previous European Commission and Parliament documents," said newly-elected FUW livestock, wool and marts committee chairman Dafydd Roberts, of Llanerchymedd, Anglesey.
"Proposed Pillar 1 greening measures, such as the requirement to dedicate at least seven per cent of all eligible hectares towards an ecological focus area, will take land out of food production at a time when experts are warning of catastrophic global food shortages over the coming years.
"It was only last year that the EC acknowledged the dangers Europe faces over the coming years due to food shortages and rising food prices, and these issues were identified as priorities for future CAP proposals."
Delegates at the meeting believed that the latest proposals, if left unchanged, could have a catastrophic impact on EU food security and result in increasing food price volatility.
"The proposals represent a missed opportunity to address the twin issues of food security and climate change in a workable and commonsense manner," added Mr Roberts.
"Just a few years ago talk of food shortages was treated as scaremongering but over the past five years crop failures have led to food rationing in developed countries, food export bans across the world, civil unrest, war and bloodshed."
Mr Roberts said failure to recognise the severity of the situation which would face populations over the coming decades would be folly.
"The CAP was designed to feed Europe, ensure food prices remained stable and prevent civil unrest due to food shortages.
"Given what the experts are predicting in terms of food shortages, we need to ensure that it does just that."