With over half a billion citizens in the European Union, the stability of its food market is important. The Common Agricultural Policy (also known as CAP) is an EU initiative designed to provide farmers with the economic support to help them withstand the outcomes of unexpected natural events like heavy rains, floods, cold temperatures, and fires. For the CAP to improve, information regarding the current economic situation of farms across the EU is needed. As of January 4th 2010, each farm in the EU should provide a document called "Farm Return", containing two types of data: income assessment and a description of the farm's business operation. The EU then uses these data to predict the implications of changes made to the CAP on the farmers, as well as to understand the current situation better. The Farm Return's route from the farm to the EU begins with a local agency called the Liaison Agency. This agency then passes the report on to a National Committee, which hands it over to the EU.
Question: The EU has been collecting data on farms since before January 4th 2010.
Options:
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: C