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Sustainability

The Common Agricultural Policy combines social, economic and environmental approaches to help achieve sustainable farming and forestry systems and vibrant rural areas in the EU.

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Franz Sinabell, Senior economist - WIFO, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
29 Jun 2026

Understanding CAP internal coherence

Franz Sinabell, senior economist at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), explains the evaluation of coherence in the context of Specific Objective 3 (SO3) of the CAP.

  • Evaluation
Participants engaged in group discussion during an outdoor EU CAP Network workshop session, seated around a table near a lakeside landscape
23 Jun 2026

Networking, the CAP, and the future: insights from our recent Thematic Groups

Discover key insights from our latest TGs on sustainable and competitive livestock systems, farm diversification, and a Just Transition in the agri-food sector.

  • CAP Implementation
Farmer and advisor standing in a field - discussing innovative solutions for EU agriculture
22 Jun 2026

Call for three new EU CAP Network Focus Groups now open

Forest wildfires, on-farm fertiliser strategies, and protection for fruit orchards: apply to the call for Focus Group experts by 31 July 2026.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Upcoming events

Conference

CODECS Final Conference - Towards sustainable digitalisation of agriculture

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Conference

MINAGRIS Final Conference: Healthy soils for sustainable food

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

Evaluation of ‘Investments in agricultural holdings in renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency improvements’, Poland 2023-2027 CSP
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of ‘Investments in agricultural holdings in renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency improvements’, Poland 2023-2027 CSP

This evaluation of Poland’s 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) analyses intervention I.10.2 (supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency investments). Among applicants, solar installations accounted for most applications, while administrative and technical barriers constrained participation.

  • Evaluation
Effects of selected Polish 2023-2027 CSP interventions on investment support, development of small farms and installation of young farmers
Member State Evaluation |

Effects of selected Polish 2023-2027 CSP interventions on investment support, development of small farms and installation of young farmers 

Report on planned investments under three interventions of Poland’s 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan (CSP): I.10.2 (investments in agricultural holdings in the field of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency), I.10.5 (small farm development) and I.11 (setting up of young farmers (young farmer bonuses)). The report is based on application and contract data.

  • 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

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group

SmartCut

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Regional Observatory for Nitrogen Fertilization

  • 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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