The Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture (APIA) is honoured to contribute to a European research project dedicated to one of the greatest challenges of our time: the impact of climate change on agriculture and the transition towards sustainable farming practices.
As the Romanian authority responsible for implementing the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), the Common Agricultural Policy ‘s “first pillar”, APIA has extensive experience in supporting farmers and ensuring that EU agricultural policies translate into tangible benefits at the national level. Within this project, APIA has the opportunity to extend its expertise to the European scale.
Our contribution focuses on several key activities:
- Macro-level CAP analysis at the EU level: looking at the overall framework, objectives, and instruments of the CAP, and evaluating how they support farmers in adapting to climate risks such as droughts, floods, soil degradation, or biodiversity loss.
- Coordination of the CAP component: ensuring that the project outputs include a clear and consistent view of how CAP can foster resilience and sustainability across all Member States.
- Technical contributions to climate impact projections: working alongside European partners to link Agri-climate indicators with farming practices, soil health, and biodiversity, and to benchmark potential adaptation measures.
This work is essential because agriculture is one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate change. At the same time, it is also part of the solution: through sustainable practices, innovation, and targeted policies, farming can adapt and even help mitigate the effects of a changing climate. The Common Agricultural Policy plays a central role in this process, providing financial support, incentives, and a common framework for all EU countries.
By engaging in this project, APIA contributes to a better understanding of how CAP functions at a European scale and how it can evolve to meet the challenges ahead. Our aim is to help shape recommendations that will make European agriculture more resilient, more sustainable, and better prepared for the future.