Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development or DG AGRI is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The DG AGRI is responsible for the European Union policy area of agriculture and rural development. The director-general (as of October 2010) is José Silva Rodríguez.

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Mission

The mission statement of DG Agri is closely linked to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The DG's current concrete concerns include [1]:

  • Managing and developing the CAP
  • Reinforcing rural development policy as the "second pillar of the CAP"
  • Safeguarding the European model of agriculture
  • Conducting the enlargement process

Resources

The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development has a staff of about 1000 people.

Structure

The DG AGRI encompasses 12 Directorates, all headquartered in Brussels, Belgium:

  • A: International Affairs I, (in particular WTO negotiations)
  • B: International Affairs II, (in particular enlargement)
  • C: Economics of Agricultural Markets and single CMO
  • D: Direct Support, Market Measures, Promotion
  • E: Rural Development Programmes I
  • F: Rural Development Programmes II (SAPARD)
  • G: Horizontal Aspects of Rural Development
  • H: Sustainability and quality of agriculture and rural development
  • I: Internal Resource Management
  • J: Audit of Agricultural Expenditure
  • K: Relations with other Institutions; Communication and Documentation
  • L: Economic Analyses, Perspectives and Evaluation
  • M: Agricultural Legislation

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