CAP to 2030 & Beyond
The EU is considering reshaping the Common Agricultural Policy, potentially collapsing its two-pillar system into a single fund. Redirecting rural-development money in this way would strip farms of targeted supports that sustain incomes, environmental schemes and community life. If adopted, the change would leave many producers, especially those in more marginal areas, far more exposed just as costs and regulatory demands intensify.
Use the buttons below to explore our publications, analysis, and the videos and presentations from our CAP event back in May to understand what’s at stake and how this proposed CAP reform could affect Irish farming.
IFA CAP Post-2027 Publications
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See below for our recent publications relating to CAP
Key CAP post-2027 Principles MFF CAP Summary Importance of CAP Pillar 2 supports to Irish farmers & Rural Areas Copa-Cogeca is running a petition on the need for a robust, dedicated and fully-funded two-Pillar CAP. Sign the petition here. |
CAP Payments Analysis
IFA CAP to 2030 & Beyond Event
IFA held a CAP to 2030 & Beyond event to give farmers an insight into the development of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and progress on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon opened the event.
Other contributors include:
- Elli Tsiforou, Secretary General of Copa-Cogeca
- Tassos Haniotis, former Director of Strategy & Policy Analysis in DG Agriculture
- Tadhg Buckley, IFA Chief Economist and Director of Policy
- Liam MacHale, IFA Brussels Director
Presentations, videos and photos from the event are available below.
Watch Back
Watch IFA President Francie Gorman’s opening address at the IFA’s CAP to 2030 & Beyond event.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon addresses the IFA’s CAP to 2030 & Beyond conference.
Presentations
You can access presentations from the evening below:
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EU Agriculture and CAP post 2027: key challenges
Elli Tsiforou Secretary General of Copa-Cogeca The CAP at a crossroads of a rapidly changing world: on new challenges, old fixations and opportunities not to be missed Tassos Haniotis Former Director of Strategy & Policy Analysis in DG Agriculture The future direction of CAP Tadhg Buckley IFA Chief Economist and Director of Policy |
IFA President Francie Gorman said the next CAP faces challenges the likes of which we have never seen before due primarily to geo-political challenges.
He has expressed deep concern at EU Commission plans to announce the draft Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), possibly as early as July, and to bring forward rushed new CAP proposals at the same time.
“The Commission also appears to be pushing ahead with their ‘single fund approach’ to the MFF rather than having a designated CAP budget. Speaking at yesterday’s EU Vision for Agriculture Conference, Commissioner Hansen indicated that it’s the Commission’s intention to set out proposals for the next CAP programme in tandem with proposals for the MFF – which sets out the new EU budget parameters.
“To compound matters, all signs are that the Commission is still hell bent on a single fund structure which, if approved, would be the beginning of the end of CAP as we know it. The concerning issue is that we have had little or no consultation on what the new CAP proposals could entail,” said the President.
Francie Gorman said the EU Commission talks about simplification, risk management and attracting the next generation, but this approach to the CAP will undermine the security it brings to millions of farm families around Europe.
Pictures from the Event
