The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) is a
Directorate-General
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of the
European Commission
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. The DG AGRI is responsible for the
European Union
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policy area of agriculture and rural development. The work of the DG AGRI is closely linked with the
Common Agricultural Policy
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has since then undergone several changes to reduce the ...
(CAP).
The Director-General (since April 2020) is
Wolfgang Burtscher,
Commission promotes deputy chief for research and innovation to head of agriculture
/ref> with Michael Scannell serving as Deputy DG. The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
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in the von der Leyen Commission
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is Janusz Wojciechowski
Janusz Czesław Wojciechowski (born 6 December 1954 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a Polish politician and was a long-standing Member of the European Parliament, elected from the Lodz Voivodship representing the Polish People's Party (PSL) (2004–2006 ...
, who took office in December 2019. Its address is 130 Rue de la Loi, Brussels.
Mission
The mission statement of DG Agri is closely linked to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The DG's current concrete concerns includ
* Managing and developing the CAP
* Reinforcing rural development policy as the "second pillar of the CAP"
* Safeguarding the European model of agriculture
* Conducting the enlargement process
Leadership and staff
The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development has a staff of about 1000 people.
Commissioner
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
The Commissioner for Agriculture is a member of the European Commission. The post is currently held by Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski. The post is in charge of rural issues including most notably the controversial Common Agricultural Policy ...
have been
*Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan (born 4 July 1960) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as European Commissioner for Trade between 2019 and 2020, and previously European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development between 2014 and 2019.
He previously ...
(2014–2019)
*Janusz Wojciechowski
Janusz Czesław Wojciechowski (born 6 December 1954 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a Polish politician and was a long-standing Member of the European Parliament, elected from the Lodz Voivodship representing the Polish People's Party (PSL) (2004–2006 ...
(2019–)
Directors General
* José Manuel Silva Rodríguez (1999–2005)
* Jean-Luc Demarty (2005–2010)
* José Manuel Silva Rodríguez (2010–2013)
* Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (2013–2019)
* María Angeles Benítez Salas (2020, acting)
* Wolfgang Burtscher (2020–)
Structure
The DG AGRI encompasses 12 Directorates, all headquartered in Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
:
* A: International Affairs I, (in particular WTO
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in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...
negotiations)
* B: International Affairs II, (in particular enlargement)
* C: Economics of Agricultural Markets and single CMO
* D: Direct Support, Market Measures, Promotion
* E: Rural Development Programmes I
* F: Rural Development Programmes II ( SAPARD)
* G: Horizontal Aspects of Rural Development
* H: Sustainability and quality of agriculture and rural development
* I: Internal Resource Management
* J: Audit of Agricultural Expenditure
* K: Relations with other Institutions; Communication and Documentation
* L: Economic Analyses, Perspectives and Evaluation
* M: Agricultural Legislation
See also
* European Commissioner for Agriculture
* Common Agricultural Policy
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has since then undergone several changes to reduce the ...
* Agriculture and Fisheries Council
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(Council of the European Union)
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References
External links
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Rural development in Europe
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