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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19 Jun 2025

LEADER for community resilience and security

Speaking with LEADER stakeholders in five countries bordering the Russian Federation, we learnt about LEADER ambitions, its current implementation and its role for community resilience and security.

  • CAP Implementation
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18 Jun 2025

Estimating the climate change mitigation potential of the EU’s CAP Strategic Plans

The study, coordinated by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP, provides a meaningful first step in evaluating how the agricultural sector can support the EU’s climate ambitions.

  • Evaluation
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16 Apr 2025

Insights from our current Thematic Groups

Narratives on farmers' wider contribution to society and means to simplify the implementation of the CAP are on the agenda of the current EU CAP Network’s Thematic Groups.

  • CAP Implementation

Upcoming events

Seminar

Roots of Resilience – Enhancing Biodiversity through Agroecology

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Conference

Festival of Stewardship 2025

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Conference

Women Leading Rural Innovation: From Vision to Action

  • CAP Implementation
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
  • Evaluation
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Conference

Mediterranean Forest Week

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

Impact of the Rural Development Programme on the livestock sector of the Castilla la Mancha
Member State Evaluation |

Impact of the Rural Development Programme on the livestock sector of Castilla la Mancha

The livestock sector is relevant to Castilla-La Mancha and is therefore supported in its Rural Development Programme, with the aim of enhancing both competitiveness and sustainability.

  • Evaluation
Analysis of bumblebee diversity and abundance in 2009-2022
Member State Evaluation |

Analysis of bumblebee diversity and abundance in 2009-2022

This study aims to assess the achievement of the objectives set for agri-environmental support, specifically environmentally friendly management and organic production, under the Estonian Rural Development Plan (RDP) in terms of biodiversity.

  • Evaluation
Evaluation Report on specific measures of the Estonian Rural development programme 2014-2020
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation report on specific measures of Estonia's 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme

The report provides an overview of the assessment of measures related to Priority 4 and 5 of Estonia's 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme, as well as measures related to animal welfare.

  • Evaluation

Latest projects

Research and innovation | Ongoing

Circular Bio-Based Business models to create high-value Bio-based products in integrated value chains

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Research and innovation | Ongoing

EU-AU PARTNERSHIP FOR RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE AND SAFE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR EVERYONE

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Research and innovation | Ongoing

NUTRI-KNOW: Exchanging easy-to-understand nutrient management knowledge with farmers

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

A group of people sitting in chairs in a room listening to a person standing in front of them
Project | 01 Jul 2025

AML ALIMENTA

  • CAP Implementation
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Project | 01 Jul 2025

Construction of a 6.5-hectare greenhouse in Ács

  • CAP Implementation
A group of people listening a person into a warehouse
Project | 01 Jul 2025

CIRCLE project

  • CAP Implementation