Most of the world’s farmers are engaged in small-scale agriculture. Most small farms are located in developing countries but they are found in developed countries too. In fact, the vast majority of the EU’s 10 million farms are small farms. However we define a small farm, improving the conditions of small-scale food producers is a global objective.

Small farms' role in the EU food system

Enamik maailma talunikke tegeleb väikepõllumajandusega. Suurem osa väiketalusid asub arengumaades, kuid neid on ka arenenud riikides. Enamik ELi 10 miljonist põllumajandusettevõttest on väikesed. Kuidas me väikest põllumajandusettevõtet ka ei määratleks, on väikeste toidutootjate töötingimuste parandamine ülemaailmne eesmärk.

Väikesed põllumajandusettevõtted ELi toidusüsteemis – eesti keel

Small farms make up the vast majority of the EU's 10 million farms. Recent studies have lowered past estimates of how much of the global food supply is produced by small farms. Notwithstanding the complex nature of such estimates and the possible under-estimation of small operators' production because of self consumption, it is clear that small farms allocate larger shares of their production to food and have a more diversified produce portfolio than larger farms. In addition to producing food, small farms are typically associated with protecting landscape features and biodiversity and the notion of providing public goods.

EPRS policy podcast - Small farms' role in the EU food system

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been under the limelight of so strong political and social debate that its suitability for its main original purpose of improving supply chain efficiency may come up as a surprise; but, what if, under the actual situation of stress artificial intelligence really can provide solutions for strategic sectors significantly improving their capacity to cope with pressure? More specifically, can the agri-food sector benefit from this technology to the extent of compensating for the shortages being broadly foreseen?

EPRS STOA podcast - What if AI could make the agri-food sector more resilient?

What is a smart village? The concept implies the participation of local people in improving their economic, social or environmental conditions, cooperation with other communities, social innovation and the development of smart village strategies. This concept is gaining traction on the rural development agenda, coinciding with the ongoing reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP). A key element of this reform will be a new delivery model based on each Member State developing a CAP strategic plan.

EPRS podcast - Policy: Smart villages: Concept, issues and prospects for EU rural area

With a population of around 150 million, there are more pigs than any other livestock category in the EU! The sector is supported by the Common Agricultural Policy, but it is facing serious challenges… Its negative impact on the environment, concerns about animal health and an uncertain international context need to be addressed if the sector is to become more sustainable in the future and match the EU’s green ambitions.

EPRS policy podcast - The EU pig meat sector

Euroopa Liidus töötab põllumajandusvaldkonnas 20 miljonit inimest. Põllumeeste tööks on meie toidulaua katmine, mis ei saa katkeda isegi pandeemia ajal.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit koroonakriisi tõttu kahju kannatavate põllumeeste heaks?

Declining yields due to warmer temperatures and less rain, biodiversity loss, increased risk of floods… the impacts of climate change on European agriculture are irrefutable… But what impact does agriculture have on climate change? And what role can it play in helping address this challenge?

EPRS policy podcast - EU agricultural policy and climate change

Euroopa Liidus on üle poole miljoni linnukasvataja. Euroopa Liit toetab nende tegevust mitmel moel.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit linnukasvatajate heaks?

Piimatööstus on tootmise poolest Euroopa Liidu suuruselt teine põllumajandussektor. Piima toodetakse nii väikestes perefarmides kui ka spetsialiseerunud suurfarmides. Euroopa Liidu ühise põllumajanduspoliitika kaudu toetatakse piimatööstust mitmel moel. Toome mõne näite.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit piimakarja kasvatajate heaks?

Kas teadsite, et lamba- ja kitsekasvatajatel on oluline roll Euroopa maastike säilitamisel? Kuid nad peavad tootma ka kvaliteetseid tooteid ja tagama oma loomade heaolu. Euroopa Liit toetab neid mitmel moel.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit kitse- ja lambakasvatajate heaks?

Kui olete üks liidu umbes kümnest miljonist põllumajandustootjast, kes toodavad suurema osa toodetest, mida me iga päev tarbime, siis teate juba, et põllumajandustootjad saavad tunda nii turu kui ka ilmastiku kapriise ning puutuvad kokku parasiitide ja haigustega

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit põllumajandustootjate heaks?

Väikepõllumajandustootjad loovad maapiirkondades töökohti ning tagavad traditsiooniliste ja kohalike tootmisahelate jätkumise. Väiketalunikud on Euroopa põllumajanduse nurgakivi. Euroopa Liit toetab väiketalunikke mitmel moel.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit väiketalunike heaks?

Nõudlus õiglase hinnaga müüdavate tervislike, värskete, kohalike ja mahetoiduainete järele üha kasvab. See innustab põllumehi üha sagedamini oma toodangut ise turustama. Euroopa Liit püüab neile seejuures igati abiks olla.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit oma toodangut otse turustavate põllumeeste heaks?

Kas olete mures põllumajandusloomade heaolu pärast? Euroopa Liit on selles võitluses juba üle 40 aasta teie liitlane olnud ja kaitseb põllumajandusloomade heaolu mitmel moel

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit põllumajandusloomade heaolu kaitsjate heaks?

Kas töötate ühes neist viiest ja poolest miljonist põllumajandusettevõttest, kus toodetakse kokku 300 miljonit tonni teravilja aastas? Teraviljad on meie olulisim toiduallikas, sest need kuuluvad mitme põhitoidu, nagu leiva ja pastatoodete koostisse.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit teraviljakasvatajate heaks

Euroopa veisekasvatajatel on kokku ligikaudu 100 miljonit veist, suurem osa nendest on lihaveised. Aastas toodetakse 7,5 miljonit tonni veiseliha, mis teeb Euroopa Liidust juhtiva veiselihatootja maailmas. Toidu kvaliteeti kaitstakse Euroopa Liidus toidu- ja loomaõigusaktidega. Samuti toetatakse maaelu arengut. Kuidas täpsemalt?

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit veisekasvatajate heaks

Euroopa Liidus on üle kahe miljoni seakasvataja. Võib-olla kuulute ka teie nende hulka? Euroopa Liit toetab teid. Toome mõned näited.

Mida teeb Euroopa Liit seakasvatajate heaks

Launched on 20 May 2020, the 'Farm to Fork' strategy put forward the EU’s ambition for making its food system a model of sustainability at all stages of the food value chain.

This strategy is at the heart of the Green Deal. It addresses comprehensively the challenges of sustainable food systems and recognises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet. Ensuring a sustainable livelihood for primary producers, who still lag behind in terms of income, is essential for the success of the recovery and the transition.

The Farm to Fork strategy aims to accelerate our transition to a sustainable food system that should have neutral and positive environmental impact, help mitigate climate change and adapt to its impact. It should also reverse the loss of biodiversity, ensure food security, nutrition and public health, making sure that everyone has access to sufficient, safe nutritious, sustainable food, preserve affordability of food while generating fairer economic returns, fostering competitivness of the EU supply sector and promoting fair trade.

A shift to a sustainable food system can bring environmental, health and social benefits, offer economic gains and ensure that the recovery from the crisis puts us onto a sustainable path.

Farm to fork

In April 2018, the European Commission adopted a proposal on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain.

It stems from the consensus that unfair trading practices occur in the food supply chain, with smaller operators more vulnerable to these practices due to a weaker bargaining power compared to larger operators. The proposal focuses therefore on smaller actors in the food supply chain and aims to protect them from trading practices that are imposed unilaterally. The protection covers small and medium-sized agricultural producers and other SME suppliers in the chain and imposed rules constraining the behaviour of buyers which are not SMEs.

#EUelections2019 - Helping farmers, ending unfair trading practices

MEPs review the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe and discuss how to foster a sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture in a debate with Commission Executive Vice-President Šefčovič and Belgian Foreign Minister Lahbib

Plenary debate- The situation of farmers and the prices of agricultural products

AGRI - Exchange of views with Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on the contribution of the agricultural sector to the Union climate objectives

Press conference by Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Ulrike MÜLLER, and Eric ANDRIEU on the EU farm policy reform trilogues

Press Conference by Norbert Lins, Chair of the Agriculture Committee with Peter Jahr, Ulrike Müller and Eric Andrieu, rapporteurs on the EU farm policy reform: Results of trilateral talks

Press Conference by Paolo DE CASTRO, rapporteur - on Deal on €8bn recovery aid for EU farmers and food producers

Press conference by Paolo DE CASTRO, rapporteur, on “COVID-19: Financing recovery of EU farmers”

Integreeritud statistika põllumajandusettevõtete kohta (arutelu)

Integrated farm statistics (debate)

ÜPP noorte põllumajandustootjate vahendite rakendamine ELis pärast 2013. aasta reformi (arutelu)

Implementation of CAP young farmers’ tools in the EU after the 2013 reform (debate)

Toidutootmise ja põllumajanduse tulevik (arutelu)

The future of food and farming (debate)

Põllumajandusettevõtete ohutuse küsimus ELis (arutelu)

Addressing farm safety in the EU (debate)

USA rünne ELi ühise põllumajanduspoliitikaga seotud põllumajandustoetuste vastu (Hispaania oliivide juhtum) (arutelu)

US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) (debate)

Põllumajandusmaa koondumise hetkeseis ELis: kuidas soodustada põllumajandustootjate juurdepääsu maale (arutelu) (lühiettekanne)

State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers (debate) (short presentation)

Küülikute kaitse miinimumstandardid (lühiettekanne) (arutelu)

Minimum standards for the protection of farm rabbits (short presentation) (debate)

Innovatsiooni ja majanduse arengu soodustamine Euroopa põllumajandusettevõtete juhtimise tuleviku heaks (lühiettekanne)

Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (short presentation)

Põllumajandusloomade kloonimine (arutelu)

Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes (debate)

Murettekitav maksete puudujääk ELi-poolse välisabi rahastamise osas (arutelu)

Alarming shortage of payments for financing EU external aid (debate)

ELi tagatise andmine EIP-le liiduväliste investeerimisprojektide toetamiseks sõlmitud finantstehingutest tekkida võiva kahjumi puhuks (arutelu)

EU guarantee to EIB against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (debate)

Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina 2013. aasta eduaruanne - Endise Jugoslaavia Makedoonia vabariigi 2013. aasta eduaruanne - Montenegro 2013. aasta eduaruanne (arutelu)

2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)

Pagulaste surmaga lõppenud väidetav merele tagasisaatmine Kreeka rannikult (Farmakonisi) (arutelu)

Alleged pushbacks off the coast of Greece (Farmakonisi) that resulted in refugee deaths (debate)

Islandi 2012. aasta eduaruanne ja valimisjärgsed väljavaated (arutelu)

2012 progress report on Iceland and post-election perspectives (debate)

AGRI - Exchange of views with Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski on the recent simplification package for farmers

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Improving the socio-economic situation of farmers and rural areas, ensuring fair incomes, food security as well as a just transition

EP Plenary session - Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future

Trilogue on FSDN (Farm Sustainability Data Network )

AGRI Public hearing on '  Energy efficiency on farms '

EP Plenary session - The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector

ENVI Joint Hearing - Carbon Farming: Practical applications in use in the EU

EP Plenary session - European Citizens’ Initiative Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment

Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS,  Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries meet with a delegation from Austrian, German and Italian Alpine Farmers

ENVI-AGRI-PETI joint committee - Public hearing ' Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment '

AGRI committee - Exchange of views with Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture, on inflation consequences on the CAP budget

ENVI Committee - Exchange of views with Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, on upcoming proposals under the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Pharmaceuticals Package

EP Plenary session - Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe

AGRI - Hearing on ' 60 years of the CAP: how the role of European Parliament has changed '

60th anniversary of the CAP - Stockshot of a farm - Poreba Radlna, Lesser Poland region, Farmer Janusz Wzorek works on his farm

Cows, bulls, calves, sheeps, products -meat and pastas- and general views in a farm surrounded by windmills in Villers-le-Bouillet, near Liege, Belgium

Voting session: Discharge 2022 (part 1)

Closing statements of the debate on the response to the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe and how to foster fairly rewarded EU agriculture. Closing statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight and Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions.

Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture: Closing statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the EC

MEPs discuss how to respond to the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe and how to foster fairly rewarded EU agriculture. Second part of the debate.

Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs discuss how to respond to the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe and how to foster fairly rewarded EU agriculture. First part of the MEPs debate.

Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs discuss how to respond to the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe and how to foster fairly rewarded EU agriculture. Round of political groups speakers.

Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture: Round of political groups speakers

Following growing protests in several EU countries, MEPs discuss how to respond to the demands of farmers and rural communities and how to engage in a dialogue to preserve a sustainable agriculture. This news item shows the selection of the debate highlights of the quotes from the Belgian EU Council's presidency, European Commission and main group leaders. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Empowering farmers and rural communities: extracts from the debate

MEPs discuss how to respond to the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe and how to foster fairly rewarded EU agriculture. Opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions and Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight. The transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture: Opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the EC

The common agricultural policy (CAP) has three clear environmental goals, which are echoed in the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy: tackling climate change, protecting natural resources and enhancing biodiversity. These goals are supported by the CAP’s promotion of organic farming and the responsible management of inputs like pesticides and fertilisers. The CAP aims to reach its environmental goals in a way that is socially and economically sustainable for farmers and rural communities. This infoclip illustrates an example of a sustainable farm in Enghien, Belgium.

Infoclip: Sustainable agriculture

MEPs debate the role of farmers in the green transition and how to ensure food security in Europe, especially in the light of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. First part of the debate.

The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate the role of farmers in the green transition and how to ensure food security in Europe, especially in the light of the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector: one round Political group leaders

MEPs debate the role of farmers in the green transition and how to ensure food security in Europe, especially in the light of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector: opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

MEPs debate on a European citizens’ initiative on phasing out synthetic pesticides and creating bee-friendly agriculture. Closing statement Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union.

European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment": closing statement by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union

MEPs debate on a European citizens’ initiative on phasing out synthetic pesticides and creating bee-friendly agriculture. MEPs debate (part 2)

European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment": MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs debate on a European citizens’ initiative on phasing out synthetic pesticides and creating bee-friendly agriculture. MEPs debate (part 1)

European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment": MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate on a European citizens’ initiative on phasing out synthetic pesticides and creating bee-friendly agriculture. Opening statements by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA,NL), ENVI; Norbert LINS (EPP,DE), AGRI; Ana MIRANDA (Greens/EFA,ES), PETI and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union.

European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment": opening by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Ana MIRANDA (Greens/EFA, ES), Mairead MCGUINNESS, EU Commissioner

Improving the conditions of small-scale food producers is a global objective. Small farms make up the vast majority of the EU's 10 million farms. They allocate larger shares of their production to food and have a more diversified produce portfolio than larger farms. Small farms also play a key role in the EU's rural world. They help to maintain lively rural and remote areas, help preserve the identity of regional production, and offer employment in regions with fewer job opportunities. Yet, the pace of disappearance of small farms has been quite rapid in recent decades. They suffer most from the challenges facing the agricultural sector, such as market pressures and weather extremes, and they have to invest greater effort to engage in innovation and new technology. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Small farms

The Committee Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), associated with the Committee on Petitions (PETI), organise a public hearing on the European Citizens' Initiative (Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment). Statement by Benoît BITEAU (Greens/EFA, FR), Vice-chair of AGRI Committee and extracts from the Public hearing.

Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment - European Citizens’ Initiative: extracts from the public hearing and statement by Benoît BITEAU (Greens/EFA, FR), Vice-chair of AGRI Committee

At the start of the plenary session, MEPs commemorate the 60th anniversary of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The ceremony is taking place at an important juncture, with the war in Ukraine bringing into sharp relief how vital it is to guarantee food security, one of the CAP’s main goals. The EU adopted a substantial reform of its CAP at the end of last year, which will enter into force in 2023. Opening statements by Marc FESNEAU, French Minister for Agriculture and by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture and by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), AGRI Committee Chair.

Ceremony on the 60th Anniversary of the CAP: opening statements by Marc FESNEAU, French Minister for Agriculture, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture and by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), AGRI Committee Chair

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Plenary debate- The situation of farmers and the prices of agricultural products