What does the future of European agriculture look like and what role can agricultural support play in the green transformation of agriculture? Green Transition Denmark pointed this out in a webinar on 13 December 2024.

The EU's agricultural support – Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – constitutes 1/3 of the EU's total budget. The majority of the support is paid per hectare of agricultural land, as income support for European farmers. Agricultural support is, however, changing, and can contribute more to the green transition of agriculture. The latest reform of the support was a step in a greener direction, but there is still a long way to go before agriculture meets the EU's green targets for climate, water environment and biodiversity.

Next year, the EU Commission will begin in earnest on the design of future agricultural support, which will come into effect in 2028. Therefore, the Green Transition Denmark focused on the future of European agriculture and what role agricultural support can play in the green transformation of agriculture.

Here, Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen, Senior Adviser in Food and Bioresources at the Green Transition Denmark, introduced the current structure of the EU's agricultural support.

Afterwards, Simone Højte, Project Manager at CONCITO, gave a presentation on the future of European agriculture, including the CAP reform, how the CAP can be changed and what it will mean for the future of agriculture in Europe.

Afterwards, Sybille Kyed, head of agricultural and food policy at the Organic National Association, gave a presentation on their model for a new green agricultural support in the EU, including the Organic National Association's vision of the future of agriculture in harmony with climate and nature.

At the end there were questions from the audience.

You can see or review the presentations below and find power-point slides from the presentations on the right.

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See Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen's introduction to EU agricultural support (CAP) here:

See Simone Højte's presentation on Future European Agriculture here:

See Sybille Kyed's presentation on the Ecological National Association's model for a new green agricultural subsidy in the EU here:

See questions, answers and conclusion from the webinar here: