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EU CAP Network conference on water resilience: call for participation open

From 19 to 21 May 2026, the EU CAP Network conference ‘Water resilience in agriculture: innovation in practice’ will highlight practical solutions to strengthen water resilience in EU agriculture and forestry. Through real-life cases, workshops, field visits and an innovation market, the event will create space to discuss innovative project results and encourage further networking among participants. The conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany. A call for participants is open until 9 February 2026, 23:59 CET.

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Plants grown using protocol showing healthy roots
Inspirational Idea | 07 Jan 2026

New nursery protocol protects cork oak seedlings from major pathogen

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
The project 'Changing roles' receiving the award on stage at the ARIA ceremony
12 Dec 2025

Rural women shaping the future: ARIA 2025 Gender Equality awards

The special awards help foster a new mindset, whereby any project is analysed in terms of how much it promotes gender equality – and vice versa, how equality can be embedded in any CAP-funded project.

  • CAP Implementation
Main square and cathedral aerial view of Zagreb, Croatia
11 Dec 2025

Workshop on assessing CAP income and sectoral support in Zagreb

The event was organised by the National CAP Network and the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, with the support of the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP.

  • Evaluation

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26 Jan 2026

Follow and join our upcoming events

From livestock systems to farm diversification, from generational renewal to LEADER: discover which aspects of the CAP implementation we are exploring in early 2026 - and join the conversation.

  • CAP Implementation
Five women sit around a table in discussion, with papers, pens, and a cup on the table in a modern office setting with windows in the background.
26 Jan 2026

National Networks’ trends: 2023 vs 2024

Every year, the Common Network Statistics report captures the activities and achievements of the National Networks. Here's a look at how their activities have evolved from 2023 to 2024. 

  • CAP Implementation
CAP-funded projects elaborated by NNs in 2024
23 Jan 2026

Capacity-building event on assessing digitalisation under CAP Strategic Plans

An online event explored how CAP digitalisation can be better understood and assessed within CAP Strategic Plans, building on a newly published thematic report.

  • Evaluation
Farming 4.0
23 Jan 2026

Coming up: a workshop to assess the Green Architecture

Join us for the Good Practice Workshop in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 16-17 March. Register before 23 February!

  • Evaluation
Olive trees in the slope of the hills in spring, Cyprus
11 Dec 2025

CAP networking updates – winter 2025

The EU CAP Network team reports from two recent networking cluster meetings in Lithuania and Portugal, discussing preparations for the future CAP and generational renewal.

  • CAP Implementation
Field visits during the Youth cluter meeting of the National CAP Networks, Portugal, October 2025
12 Nov 2025

How do National Networks support LEADER?

Networking, capacity-building workshops and even speed dating: National Networks are not short of ideas when it comes to supporting LEADER!

  • CAP Implementation
Irish National Network capacity building for LEADER (c) Irish National Network