The outcomes of the high-level conference: “CAP for food security” for Malta
The high-level conference: “CAP for food security” organised by the Polish EU Council Presidency was held in Warsaw on 5 March 2025 featuring 3 different panels. The conference brought together 200 participants, including government representatives and experts and officials from Member States, parliamentarians, representatives of EU institutions and bodies, international organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Bank, as well as representatives of academia, agricultural institutions, agricultural organisations and non-governmental organisations.
The first panel highlighted that the transformation of agriculture must take into account the specific characteristics of individual countries, their specific conditions and their farm structure and that the high costs of adapting to climate change make it necessary to simplify regulations, reduce administrative burdens and adapt climate policy to economic realities. The development of risk management mechanisms can effectively support farmers in adapting to climate change and there is a need to provide accessible agricultural advice and a simplified support system to help small and medium-sized farms to make the transition to sustainable agriculture.
The second panel pointed out the fact that the EU’s food security needs constant attention, that the CAP should strengthen regulatory mechanisms against unfair trading practices and ensure that farmers are fairly remunerated. In addition, policy solutions must take into account the specificities of EU countries and regions.
The last panel focused on the need for investments in solutions to improve the agricultural sector’s resilience and competitiveness through innovation and human capital and the necessity to maintain investment support policies at a level that will guarantee the renewal and development of fixed capital stocks on farm.
The conclusions of the conference emphasised that the future CAP needs to be more flexible, adapted to the real needs of farmers and oriented towards long-term investment and support for the transformation of the agricultural sector towards sustainable production.
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