• General information about the Commission, the Parliament, and the Council as well as the mission of the DG (39 units)

• Elisabeth Werner as new Director of DG AGRI, since 1. June

• First established policy in 1957 in the Treaty of Rome: CAP objectives

• CAP 2023-2027, strategic plans: 2 pillars, 10 objectives (knowledge and innovation should be with every other objective), interventions and financial allocation, conditionality

• Vision for agriculture and food, 4 priority areas (digital strategy, strategic approach to R&D, supporting AKIS with EIP-AGRI as cornerstone, strengthening role of independent advisors)

Independent advisors: trying to translate visit into legislation, no matter if public or private

Marta and Elin:

EIP-AGRI

• Started in 2012, to stimulate and accelerate innovation (CAP, Horizon, networks)

• Connecting policies

• AKIS strategy

• EIP, knowledge exchange, advisors services

• Operational Groups (OG), 4,461 projects in total, members: farmers/researcher/farmer's association

• EIP innovation awards2024: link, winners, database for research

• Target this period: triple number of OGs from previous period

1. Welcome and Introduction

Opening remarks /questions and what people already know / Objectives of the visit

14:15-14:30 

2. DG AGRI’s mission and its role in European Innovation Partnerships for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) -

Overview of EC, DG AGRI’s mission and the CAP

14:30-14:45

3. Support for innovation, advice and knowledge exchange under the CAP 

Overview of EIP-AGRI tools and  support for innovation, advice and knowledge and exchange

Art 15 & 78 (v. short overview)

EIP-OGs (practical)

EU CAP Network + opportunities under WP2025/26

Coffee BREAK 15 min

15:00 – 15:15

4. Horizon projects for sustainable agriculture and the role of advisors

Projects developing solutions/tools for advisors/ that advisors can use

Funding and collaboration opportunities for advisors under Horizon

15:30– 15:45

5. The role of Advisory Services in the CAP and AKIS

Role and integration of advisory services within AKIS, examples from Member States 

16:00 – 16:15

6. Digital strategy under the CAP

With focus on digitalization as enabling tool and the role of advisors in digital transformation

16:15 – 16:45

7. Open Discussion and Q&A

Exchange of experiences / questions from participants

Opening remarks /questions and what people already know / Objectives of the visit

Overview of EC, DG AGRI’s mission and the CAP

Overview of EIP-AGRI tools and support for innovation, advice and knowledge and exchange

Art 15 & 78 (v. short overview)

EIP-OGs (practical)

EU CAP Network + opportunities under WP2025/26

Projects developing solutions/tools for advisors/ that advisors can use

Funding and collaboration opportunities for advisors under Horizon

Role and integration of advisory services within AKIS, examples from Member States

With focus on digitalization as enabling tool and the role of advisors in digital transformation

Exchange of experiences / questions from participants