European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for: • The operation and development of the Common Agricultural Policy • Rural development (including the activities of the relevant financial instruments) • Legislation on: • Veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health • Animal husbandry and welfare • Improvements in the quality of agricultural products • Supplies of raw materials for agriculture • The Community Plant Variety Office • Forestry ==Members, 8th Parliament==

Those members listed as United Kingdom members are no longer members of the Committee. == Research service ==

The Committee is directly supported by a research service, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies. Most of its research studies and briefings are published online. The research reports do not necessarily reflect the view of the Committee. Recent publications (as of September 2018): Towards the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020: comparing the reform package with the current regulations The revival of wolves and other large predators and its impact on farmers and their livelihood in rural regions of Europe Agricultural trade: assessing reciprocity of standards Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the EU Towards the CAP post 2020 – Appraisal of the EC Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 • FutureofCAP Implications of ‘Brexit’ for the EU agri-food sector and the CAP: budgetary, trade and institutional issues EU – UK agricultural trade: state of play and possible impacts of Brexit Possible transitional arrangements related to agriculture in the light of the future EU – UK relationship: institutional issues Young farmers – Policy implementation after the 2013 CAP reform The Consequences of Climate Change for EU Agriculture: Follow-Up to the COP21 UN Paris Climate Change Conference The EU Cattle Sector: Challenges and Opportunities – Milk and Meat Policy support for productivity vs.sustainability in EU agriculture: Towards viable farming and green growth CAP implementation: Flexibility given to Member States – state of play and perspectives Preserving agricultural soils in the EU The service also publishes a regular current awareness bulletin on research, documents and news in the fields of agriculture and rural development, titled 'Research for AGRI : News'. Recent editions can be found here on the 'Research for AGRI Committee' site. ==See also==