The national government also pursues territorial and sectoral policies of its own for rural development. Member states can choose from a menu of 20 measures to serve the priorities they have identified in their rural development programmes (implemented through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development [EAFRD] and national funds). New instruments, in particular payments that do not require production, have gained weight and price distortions have been significantly reduced (OECD, 2017b: 1).