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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24 Sep 2024

Supporting the mental health of farmers and farming communities

A committed group of CAP stakeholders co-created useful documents that can help make progress on the delicate and urgent topic of supporting the mental health and well-being of farmers and farming communities.

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13 Sep 2024

Encouraging community-led nature restoration with LEADER

LEADER can encourage community-led nature restoration,and this provides possibilities for economic opportunities in the Member States.

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13 Sep 2024

Olive experts in Italy and Malta share best practices

This LEADER newsletter article shows how Transnational Cooperation has supported knowledge sharing and peer learning across countries on better ways to reinforce olive resilience.

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Policy Insights - Best practices in the agri-food supply chain

The annual Forum on Best Practices in the Agri-Food Supply Chain was launched in 2021 as one of the actions envisaged by the European Commission under the Farm to Fork strategy, a key part of the European Green Deal.

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Analytical work: The CAP’s Green Architecture – designing green strategies

An analysis of different approaches in selected EU Member States.

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Policy Insights |

Protecting genetic resources: essential strategies for biodiversity

Protecting agricultural genetic resources is essential for ensuring resilience and sustainability in agriculture and forestry systems. EU funds and, in particular, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can play an important role in supporting this.

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