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Publications - Presentations : Studies on the Brexit - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 12-12-2017 04:01 PM CET At the request of the AGRI Committee, Policy Department B produced three studies on the: - Possible impact of Brexit on the EU budget and, in particular, CAP funding - 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 Possible impact of Brexit on the EU budget and, in particular, CAP funding 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 Supporting analyses - Analyses complémentaires Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Hearings - Implementation of Young Farmers' Policies after the 2013 CAP Reform - 23-11-2017 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 12-12-2017 03:43 PM CET The AGRI Committee is drawing up an 'implementation report' on the measures agreed in the 2013 CAP Reform to support young farmers, for which Mr Caputo (S&D, IT) is the rapporteur. On 23 November 2017, Members heard from a variety of protagonists how EU policies for young farmers are being implemented. The hearing gathered speakers from the Court of Auditors, the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA), the Italian Council for Research in Agriculture (CREA) and the Committee of the Regions. Further information Draft programme Study on Young farmers - Policy implementation after the 2013 CAP reform Have current CAP measures been able to achieve the goal of generational renewal in agriculture?      European Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2017 - J. Wojciechowski, ECA Member      Rural Development Programme Implementation, Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food - R. Roblek The goal of generational renewal should be a key element in the reform of the next CAP      European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) - I. Bouwers, Vice-President      Opportunities and Policies for Young Farmers - Ideas for CAP post 2020 - S. Tarangioli, CREA Italy      European Committee of Regions - G. Cros, Rapporteur on the CAP post 2020 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Hearings - Genetic diversity, conservation and crop wild relatives - Public Hearing - 07-12-2017 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 12-12-2017 03:36 PM CET The committee meeting on 7 December consisted of the hearing on genetic diversity, conservation and crops wild relatives. Crop wild relatives are closely related to our cultivated crops, but grow naturally under a wide range of environmental conditions. They can be crossed with existing crops to produce varieties that are more adaptable to local climates. Furthermore they can be used to develop crop varieties with greater resilience to climate change. Not only is it important to conserve these species in secure gene banks, it is also important to conserve them in their natural habitats so that they continue to adapt and change. The 'European Biodiversity Strategy' (COM (2011) 244 final) aims to help stopping global biodiversity loss and also reflects EU commitments in the 'International Convention on Biological Diversity'. The purpose of this hearing was to up-date AGRI Committee members on the state-of-play in research and allow for a debate on crop wild relatives, preserving the genetic banks and the role of genetic diversity notably in relation to food security. Location : Building József Antall, room 2Q2 - European Parliament Brussels Further information Draft agenda Poster Crop Wild Relatives Conservation and Use - Pr Nigel Maxted - University of Birmingham Progress and perspectives in Ireland - Dr Susanne Barth - Teagasc CELUP Crop Research Agrobiodiversity for better food systems: The banana case study - Dr Nicolas Roux - Bioversity International Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111