ResponsibilitiesThe mission of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) is to support and promote a knowledge and evidence-based green and digital transition towards a sustainable, competitive, and resilient EU agriculture, rural areas and food systems. To achieve this, it develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) so that its specific economic, environmental, and social objectives, building on the Treaty objectives, notably to ensure food security at all times, are jointly met.Agriculture and rural development websiteTransparencyAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commission staff holding management functions publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives.Meetings of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Leadership and organisation Commissioner Christophe Hansen Director-General Wolfgang Burtscher Deputy Director-General Mihail Dumitru 14 JANUARY 2025Agriculture and Rural Development - Organisation chartOther languages (2)Deutsch(671.49 KB - PDF)Downloadfrançais(654.01 KB - PDF)Download Search for staff Contact Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development NameDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPhone number+32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)Postal addressEuropean Commission Rue de la Loi 130/Wetstraat 130 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium Press contacts Send a message to this department Related links More on the topic of agriculture and rural developmentOur vacanciesFood, Farming, FisheriesDirectorate-General for Health and Food SafetyEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA)European Research Executive Agency – promotion of agricultural productsCommunity Plant Variety Office Plans and reports Commission work programmeoverview of institution-wide deliverables for current yearStrategic plandepartment strategy, objectives for 2020-2024Management plandepartment forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current yearAnnual activity reportdepartment achievements, resources used during previous year Latest Press release9 January 2025Eurobarometer survey shows strong support for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)News blog9 January 2025Elisabeth Hidén: Empowering dairy farming through innovation and tradition 4 min readNews article20 December 2024September EU agri-food trade report: 15% trade surplus growth with rising exports and stable imports2 min readSee more news
Press release9 January 2025Eurobarometer survey shows strong support for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
News blog9 January 2025Elisabeth Hidén: Empowering dairy farming through innovation and tradition 4 min read
News article20 December 2024September EU agri-food trade report: 15% trade surplus growth with rising exports and stable imports2 min read