EU AGRICULTURAL POLICY
COURSE LEVEL 2
Functional Directors and Executives
Functional Directors and Executives
Recommended for Administrators and functional Directors,
with the need to know all the latest EU provisions on Agriculture and the main notions of Food and Feed Safety.
with the need to know all the latest EU provisions on Agriculture and the main notions of Food and Feed Safety.
This course examines all aspects of EU action on agricultural policy, allowing you to learn about EU mechanisms in support of farmers and rural development. It also offers extensive knowledge of EU actions for the functioning of the market, trade and external relations related to agriculture and what it has done and is preparing to do for food and feed safety.
This Course is recommended for functional Directors and Administrators, with the need to know all the latest EU provisions on Agricultural Policy and the main notions of Food and Feed Safety.
Programme
State of Agriculture in the EU
The Common Agricultural Policy
Market Sectors
EU actions for Food Safety and Quality
Farming in EU
EU Forestry Policy
The EU support for sustainable Agriculture
EU Trade Policy on Agriculture
eEuropa Platform - "EU Agricultural Policy"
- State of Agriculture in the EU
- Overview of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): history and current trend
The Common Agricultural Policy
- Current rules
- EU Direct support to the Producer – EAGF: CAP explained, last decisions, Annual Report
- EU support for Rural Development – FEASR: the EU agricultural fund for Rural Development
- Market measures
- The forthcoming policy for 2023-2027
Market Sectors
- Plant production: analysing the state of production and EU interventions for cereals, wine, olive oil, fruit, sugar, oilseed, protein crops, rice, tobacco, cotton, bananas, flowers, hops, seed and potatoes
- Animal production: analysing the state of production and EU interventions for beef & veal, sheep & goat, milk & milk products, pork, poultry, eggs and honey
EU actions for Food Safety and Quality
- Future of EU food safety
- General food law
- Alerts and updates
- Origin and traceability
- Certification
- Labelling and standards
- Health and safety
- Packaging, handling and transport
- Fraud, monitoring and controls
- Regional and international agreements
Farming in EU
- Organic farming
- International cooperation and agreements
- Young farmers
- Facts and figures
- Coronavirus response
- The Food for Europe podcast
EU Forestry Policy
- Forestry explained
- Agroforestry
- Multifunctional forests
- Regional and international agreements
- Facts and figures
The EU support for sustainable Agriculture
- A sustainable CAP
- Social sustainability
- Environmental sustainability
- Economic sustainability
- Modernising agriculture
EU Trade Policy on Agriculture
- Trade and international policy analysis
- Agricultural international trade
- Agriculture markets and prices
- Information for trade with non-EU countries
eEuropa Platform - "EU Agricultural Policy"
- Presentation of the Platform
- Access to the Platform
- User Guide
- Monitor the legislative activity carried out by the EU
- Receive the latest institutional news
- Monitoring EU Calls for tenders and grants
- Monitor European events on EU Agriculture Policy
- Join the EU public consultations
