Sustainability
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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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The ice cream-farm Ijshoeve De Boey, Belgium (c) Ijshoeve De Boey
20 Aug 2026

Farm diversification: an asset for rural resilience

Farm diversification contributes to resilient farms and rural communities. It requires careful strategic planning and skills, as well as stable and supportive policy frameworks.

  • CAP Implementation
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

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

Farm-scale biogas: turning farm waste into energy and reducing costs
Press Articles |

Farm-scale biogas: turning farm waste into energy and reducing costs

Irish farmer saves up to €30,000 a year on purchased energy thanks to the energy generated by his on-farm biogas plant.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Final report - EU CAP Network Focus Group 'Innovative on-farm energy production systems'
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network Focus Group 'Innovative on-farm energy production systems'

This report presents the main results of the EU CAP Network Focus Group 'Innovative on-farm energy production systems', the meetings of which were held on 12-13 November 2025 (Dublin, Ireland) and 21-22 April 2026 (Lelystad, the Netherlands)

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Completed

KIK – LOVE : Chickpea - Local Flemish Protein

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

Organic pears kept longer and better: the benefits of hot water treatment to Conference

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

A2A2-milk, niche or market opportunity?

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

On farm biogas plant
Inspirational Idea | 02 Sep 2026

Farm-scale biogas: turning farm waste into energy and reducing costs

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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