What are the policies implemented by the EU to support such a strategic sector?

In addition to the Direct support to farmers (which we deal with in these pages), the EU has implemented Market Measures, Actions for Rural development, for an Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, on Bioenergy, on Climate Change, for Organic Cultivation, Quality Policies, for Biotechnology, Promotion of EU Agricultural Products.

And common rules for state aid, incentives for the Research and innovation, the Food and feed safety, the Animal health and welfare, the Plant health and School Schemes.

​EU Direct Support to the Producers - EAGF

This is the First Pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Direct support is dealing with Aids for plant and animal production.
​Check if you could ask an EU financial support for your production.

Market Measures

The CMO, the Common Market Organisation, establishes a set of rules for the functioning of the agricultural markets in the European Union. It builds on the rules for goods and services with specific policy tools that help to improve the functioning of the markets.

EU Support for the Rural Development

This is "the Second Pillar” of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the EU support to the Rural development. It complements the system of direct payments to farmers and measures to manage agricultural markets (the so-called "first pillar". Rural Development policy shares a number of objectives with other European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).

Food & Feed Safety

Food & feed need to be nutritious, fresh and above all safe, in order to protect Consumers and assure the wellness. Assuring safety along the food supply chain, including materials coming in direct contact with food, is a key priority for the EU. Check here all the highest European standards in the world.