--- title: "EU CAP Network publishes Annual Work Programme 2026-2027 in Europe; Three subgroups defined for CAP work" sdDatePublished: "2026-09-03T11:23:00Z" source: "https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/about/annual-work-programme-2026-2027_en" topics: - name: "agriculture" identifier: "medtop:20000210" - name: "environmental policy" identifier: "medtop:20000423" - name: "scientific innovation" identifier: "medtop:20000736" - name: "artificial intelligence" identifier: "medtop:20001298" locations: - "Belgium" --- EU CAP Network publishes Annual Work Programme 2026-2027 in Europe; Three subgroups defined for CAP work Annual Work Programme 2026-2027 | EU CAP Network Governance Meetings Governance meeting Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) - 15th meeting Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI 03 Jun 2027 AKIS, Networking (+1) In-person Belgium EU CAP Network Governance meeting EU CAP Network's Steering Group - 8th Meeting CAP Implementation Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI Evaluation 13 May 2027 CAP Strategic Plans, Indicators (+1) In-person Belgium EU CAP Network EU CAP Network’s activities - July 2026 - June 2027 The AWP enables interested individuals and stakeholders to get insights about ongoing projects and gain a deeper understanding of the plans for the current year (July to July). It includes valuable information regarding our governance bodies, our thematic work, our editorial offer, and upcoming events. The AWP also includes all the details for being an active part of the network. We invite you to browse through our Annual Work Programme for 2026-2027 to discover how the European CAP Network is advancing sustainable agriculture and rural development within the EU. Assembly, Steering Group, and permanent subgroups The EU CAP Network governance is based on an Assembly and a Steering Group . Three Subgroups of the Assembly will focus on thematic work with CAP stakeholders and EU Member States’ administrations regarding CAP Strategic Plans Implementation , Innovation and Knowledge Exchange , and LEADER and territorial development . Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) - 15th meeting Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI EU CAP Network's Steering Group - 8th Meeting EU CAP Network Activities & Resources Presented according to the general objectives of the meeting CAP Objective 1: to foster a smart, competitive, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring long-term food security Objective 2: to support and strengthen environmental protection, including biodiversity, and climate action and to contribute to achieving the environmental and climate-related objectives of the Union, including its commitments under the Paris Agreement Objective 3: to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas Disclaimer The division by General Objective is indicative as the same activity can contribute to several objectives Activities related to General Objective 1 Risk management, insurance schemes and preparedness (TG) Focus Group on innovative management of fertilisers at farm level Assessment of CAP support to organic farming – economic dimension (TWG) Assessment of CAP contribution to competitiveness (TWG) Collaborative evaluation Viable farm Income Workshop on data and artificial intelligence (AI) Capacity building on the assessment of farmers position in the food supply chain Assessment of CAP support on organic farming – economic dimension (GPW) CAP evaluation insights: investment support Activities related to General Objective 2 Thematic Group on new transition actions Thematic Group on CAP Strategic Plans (TBC) Focus Group on protection measures for stone and pome fruit orchards against extreme weather events Rough estimates climate and soil – update with implementation data Capacity building in view of the next CAP (to support MS to estimate result indicator on GHG, SOC and Ammonia) Capacity building on assessment of Green Architecture Learning portals rough estimates climate & soil Learning portal on assessment of Green Architecture Activities related to General Objective 3 Thematic Group on leadership and entrepreneurship for women and young people Assessment of generational renewal strategies (TWG) Seminar on Women in Farming Platform Workshop on strengthening rural development Seminar on practices to boost innovation in rural areas Capacity building on assessment of generational renewal Online toolkit on assessment of generational renewal 2 National CAP Networks meetings Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards 2026 Assessment of use of SCO Study on coherence of the CSPs and external requirements Seminar on Food & Farming Resilience Workshop on networking for innovation and knowledge exchange Workshop capacity building for Managing Authorities on NRPPs Seminar on the uptake and upscaling of innovation Use of evaluations for ex-ante assessment and preparing next CAP Capacity building on assessment of digitalisation under the CAP CAP evaluation insights on AKIS Learning portals on netting out of CAP impacts, use of AI in evaluation, databases for CAP evaluation, etc. CAP Strategic Plans, Indicators (+1)