The CAP is a partnership between society and agriculture that ensures a stable supply of food, safeguards farmers’ income, protects the environment and keeps rural areas vibrant.
National level CAP Strategic Plans combine a wide range of local and EU-level objectives to deliver targeted, tangible results.
Rural development
The CAP supports the vibrancy and economic viability of rural areas through funding and actions that support rural development.
The CAP also contributes to the sustainable development of rural areas through three long-term objectives: fostering the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry, ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and climate action, and achieving a balanced development of rural economies and communities.
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Key information on CAP implementation, its results and its impacts.
Support for the next generation of EU farmers.
Promotion policy helps EU producers to sell their farm products more effectively.
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The CAP takes a social, environmental and economic approach to sustainability.
Data and analysis relating to agricultural markets.
Reviewing the performance of the CAP through indicators, evaluations, studies and reports.
The Food for Europe podcast is a European podcast series about the food we eat and the farmers who produce it, featuring interviews with key players in EU agricultural policy.
