Welcome to the EU CAP Network!
Welcome to the European CAP Network
Women in Farming Platform Seminar
On 11–12 November 2026, women farmers from across Europe will meet in Brussels for the first in-person seminar of the Women in Farming Platform. The event will create space to share experiences, learn from one another and explore practical approaches to mentoring, access to funding, advice and training.
Latest News
Strengthening green policy evaluation: discover the new learning portal
A new online resource helps Member States evaluate the CAP Strategic Plans' green architecture through a system-level approach.
- Evaluation
Using modelling to assess the CAP's contribution to agricultural competitiveness
Olli Niskanen, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), explains Finland's approach to evaluating the CAP's contribution to agricultural competitiveness.
- Evaluation
Opening up the 'agricultural data lake' – a new step forward for evaluating farm practices in France
France’s data pool ('data lake') and tiered access system allow evaluators to use detailed administrative data while maintaining data protection safeguards.
- Evaluation
Data challenges for the evaluation of Germany's CAP Strategic Plan
Evaluation experts from the Thünen-Institute provide suggestions to improve access to data for CAP evaluations and to address the lack of nationally harmonised CAP data and protection rules in Germany.
- Evaluation
Upcoming Events
Cross Visits for Organic Agricultural Advisors across Europe
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
International symposium “The Farmers of Tomorrow: Skills, Jobs and Renewal Pathways in Times of Uncertainty”
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Latest publications
Factsheet - Growing alternative crops for new market opportunities in a changing climate
This factsheet presents the main outcomes of the EU CAP Network workshop ‘Growing alternative crops for new market opportunities in a changing climate’.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Organic peanuts - a business opportunity for farmers in Austria facing the impact of climate change
Two Austrian farmers have diversified their farm’s cropping system by integrating peanut cultivation as an alternative crop to increase resilience in the context of climate change.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
EU CAP Network workshop ‘Growing alternative crops for new market opportunities in a changing climate’
This report presents the main outcomes from the EU CAP Network workshop ‘Growing alternative crops for new market opportunities in a changing climate’, which took place in Vienna, Austria, on 22-23 April 2026.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Support to
CAP Implementation
As an integral part of the EU CAP Network, the CAP Implementation Contact Point supports and coordinates networking activities relating to the design and implementation of the CAP’s strategic plans.
Find out more
Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI
'Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI’'s role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between those with a keen interest in sharing knowledge and innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural areas.
Find out more
Evaluation
The European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP provides tailored support to EU Member States and the European Commission in their evaluations of agriculture and rural development policy.
Find out moreNetworking
LEADER
LEADER is a local development method which has been used for 30 years to engage local actors in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas.
Find out moreNational networks
National CAP networks have a key role in steering and driving forward policy as well as promoting stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing and capacity building for EU Member States and other actors.
Find out moreLAG Directory
The EU CAP Network LAG Directory brings together in one place the contact details for the new LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) created in the 2023-2027 programming period.
Find out more