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EU CAP Network conference on water resilience
From 19 to 21 May 2026, the EU CAP Network conference ‘Water resilience in agriculture: innovation in practice’ showcased practical solutions to strengthen water resilience in EU agriculture and forestry. Through real-life cases, workshops, field visits and an innovation market, the event created space to discuss innovative project results and encourage further networking among participants. Relive the best moments of the conference and watch testimonials from participants in the conference aftermovie.
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Register for the Good Practice Workshop on the ‘Assessment of CAP support to organic farming’!
The event is taking place on 15-16 October in Vilnius, Lithuania, but registration is open until 30 September. Places are limited.
- Evaluation
New networking events on innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI coming up!
From July 2026 to June 2027, the EU CAP Network will organise 14 new events focusing on innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI, including Focus Groups, cross-visits for Operational Groups, workshops, seminars, and a brokerage event.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Achieving a Just Transition in the agri-food systems
Discover insights and resources from the Thematic Group on the Just Transition, agri-food systems and the CAP.
- CAP Implementation
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Three films showcase research and innovation for animal health and welfare
The European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare (EUPAHW) brings together research and innovation to support sustainable livestock, poultry and aquaculture production. Discover three new films from Belgium, Norway and Italy that show how research and collaboration are addressing animal health and welfare challenges across Europe.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Regulatory coherence and compliance challenges for farmers: a European perspective on CAP and national requirements
A new study provides an EU-wide overview of regulatory requirements and explores their implementation through case studies in six Member States.
- Evaluation
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
