Food Supply Chain
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Food Supply Chain

The food supply chain is composed of a diversity of products, businesses, and markets from farmgate to the end consumer, supported by a regulatory and policy framework.

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Hispanic Female Customer Buying Two Garlic Heads and a Pineapple From a Multiethnic Farmers Couple
Press release | 09 Jul 2025

New European Network Launched to Boost Short Food Supply Chains

EU4Advice & COREnet launch EU-wide networks to boost short food supply chains, uniting experts, advisors & policymakers for fairer, greener food systems.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Bart Combee with his dairy cows and an older male farmer
15 May 2025

The CAP in action: new good practices available

Every year, the good practice database of the EU CAP Network welcomes at least 200 new examples of CAP implementation across the EU. Get a glimpse of the newest stories!

  • CAP Implementation
The cover of the Thematic Report: ''Assessment of the sectoral support withing the CAP' showing a woman with a basket of fruits and vegetables
21 Mar 2025

A new Thematic Report for the assessment of sectoral support

Researchers, evaluators and experts from Managing Authorities explored effective approaches in a dedicated Thematic Working Group.

  • Evaluation

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Latest publications

Thematic evaluation on the impact of innovative investments in Campania, Italy, 2014-2020 RDP
Member State Evaluation |

Thematic evaluation on the impact of innovative investments in Campania, Italy, 2014-2020 RDP

This evaluation analyses the effects of innovative investments under the Campania (Italy) 2014-2020 Rural Development Plan (RDP) and identifies new needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic across the main agricultural supply chains.

  • Evaluation
Group picture TG Just Transition
Event Reports |

2nd Thematic Group meeting on Just Transition in the Agri-Food System: the Role of the CAP

The Thematic Group (TG) meeting focused on developing concrete proposals on what is required to enable and mainstream a Just Transition in the agri-food sector. Participants also identified policy (particularly the CAP) and the governance structures and processes to support this. Discussions built on outcomes of the first meeting and three informal sessions among TG members.

  • CAP Implementation
Guidelines - Assessment of farmers’ position in the food chain
Guidelines and tools |

Assessment of farmers’ position in the food chain

These guidelines show why farmers' cooperation, quality schemes, short value chain and coherent CAP instruments, assessed through robust, mixed-method evaluations, are key to increasing value added and bargaining power, thereby strengthening farmers’ position in the food chain.

  • Evaluation

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Gobois: valorisation of local wood in the department of Gard

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

Anna Länsisalmi-Keisala with ther cows
Project | 15 Jul 2026

Maalaisjärki Farm: Bold Investments by Young Farmers

  • CAP Implementation
Družstvo Agrochmel Kněževes logo
Project | 09 Jul 2026

Agrochmel Kněževes - New technologies for diversification

  • CAP Implementation
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