Annual Work Programme 2026-2027
The AWP enables interested individuals and stakeholders to get insights about ongoing projects and gain a deeper understanding of the plans for the current year (July to July).
It includes valuable information regarding our governance bodies, our thematic work, our editorial offer, and upcoming events. The AWP also includes all the details for being an active part of the network.
We invite you to browse through our Annual Work Programme for 2026-2027 to discover how the European CAP Network is advancing sustainable agriculture and rural development within the EU.
Governance
Assembly, Steering Group, and permanent subgroups
The EU CAP Network governance is based on an Assembly and a Steering Group.
Three Subgroups of the Assembly will focus on thematic work with CAP stakeholders and EU Member States’ administrations regarding CAP Strategic Plans Implementation, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, and LEADER and territorial development.
Governance Meetings
Réunion de gouvernance
Sous-groupe sur l'innovation et l'échange de connaissances (SoIKE) – 15ème réunion
- Innovation, échange de connaissances & PEI-AGRI
Réunion de gouvernance
Comité de pilotage du Réseau européen de la PAC – 8ème réunion
- Mise en œuvre de la PAC
- Innovation, échange de connaissances & PEI-AGRI
- Évaluation
- Objective 1: to foster a smart, competitive, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring long-term food security
- Objective 2: to support and strengthen environmental protection, including biodiversity, and climate action and to contribute to achieving the environmental and climate-related objectives of the Union, including its commitments under the Paris Agreement
- Objective 3: to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas
Disclaimer
The division by General Objective is indicative as the same activity can contribute to several objectives
Activities related to General Objective 1
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Focus on Implementation Focus on Innovation Focus on Evaluation Thematic Work - Protein production strategies (TG)
- Risk management, insurance schemes and
preparedness (TG)
- Focus Group on innovative management of
fertilisers at farm level
- Assessment of CAP support to organic
farming – economic dimension (TWG) - Assessment of CAP contribution to
competitiveness (TWG) - Collaborative evaluation Viable farm Income
Events - Workshop on data and artificial intelligence
(AI)
- Capacity building on the assessment of farmers position in the food supply chain
- Assessment of CAP support on organic
farming – economic dimension (GPW)
Publications/ Web content - Web articles
- Good practices
- Others TBD
- Press articles
- Newsletters
- Publications, videos, others TBD
- CAP evaluation insights: investment
support
Activities related to General Objective 2
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Focus on Implementation Focus on Innovation Focus on Evaluation Thematic Work - Thematic Group on new transition actions
- Thematic Group on CAP Strategic Plans (TBC)
- Focus Group on protection measures for stone and pome fruit orchards against extreme weather events
- Rough estimates climate and soil – update with implementation data
- Rough estimates ammonia emissions
- Rough estimates nutrients balance
Events - Capacity building in view of the next CAP (to support MS to estimate result indicator on GHG, SOC and Ammonia)
- Capacity building on assessment of Green Architecture
Publications/ Web content - Web articles
- Good practices
- Others TBD
- Press articles
- Newsletters
- Publications, videos, others TBD
- Learning portals rough estimates climate
& soil - Learning portal on assessment of Green
Architecture
Activities related to General Objective 3
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Focus on Implementation Focus on Innovation Focus on Evaluation Thematic Work - Thematic Group on leadership and entrepreneurship for women and young people
- Focus Group on wildfires
- Assessment of generational renewal
strategies (TWG)
Events - Seminar on Women in Farming Platform
- Workshop on strengthening rural
development
- Workshop on agroforestry
- Seminar on practices to boost innovation in
rural areas
- Capacity building on assessment of
generational renewal
Publications/Web content - LEADER Transnational Cooperation
- LAG Directory
- Press articles
- Newsletters
- Publications, videos, others TBD
- Online toolkit on assessment of generational renewal
Cross-cutting activities
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EU CAP Network
- 2 National CAP Networks meetings
- Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards 2026
Focus on Implementation Focus on Innovation Focus on Evaluation Thematic Work - Cross-visits
- Brokerage event
- Ad-hoc meetings
- Assessment of use of SCO
- Study on coherence of the CSPs and external requirements
Events - Workshop on NRPPs
- Seminar on Food & Farming Resilience
- ARIA 2026
- Workshop on networking for innovation and
knowledge exchange - Workshop capacity building for Managing
Authorities on NRPPs - Seminar on the uptake and upscaling of
innovation
- Use of evaluations for ex-ante assessment
and preparing next CAP - Capacity building on assessment of
digitalisation under the CAP
Publications/Web content - Networking mapping
- ARIA Projects Brochure
- Press articles
- Newsletters
- Publications, videos, others TBD
- CAP evaluation insights on AKIS
- Learning portals on netting out of CAP
impacts, use of AI in evaluation, databases for CAP evaluation, etc. - Catalogue of CAP interventions