The 6th EPP European Congress of Young Farmers took place today with a specialĀ focus on the role young farmers can play in the new CAP and the Farm to Fork Strategy inĀ a post-Covid world.Ā
This Congress is organised by the EPP GroupĀ together with theĀ Portuguese Farmers ConfederationĀ and the SpanishĀ AgrarianĀ Association-YoungĀ Farmers.
āAs already one third of the ten million European farmers are over the age of 65, Europe’s new agricultural policy must provide incentives and economic security to attract young farmersā, stated EPP Group MEPs Nuno Melo, Herbert Dorfmann, Asim Ademov and Juan Ignacio Zoido, organisers of the EPP Group’s European Congress of Young Farmers.
MEET THE 2020 CHAMPIONSĀ š
- Digital ChampionĀ in farming:Ā Wouter Bruins from The NetherlandsĀ š³š±
- Environmentally-sustainable ChampionĀ in farming:Ā Pavlos Tsakiris from GreeceĀ š¬š·
- Food ChampionĀ in farming:Ā Andreas Kaiser and Josef Obkircher from ItalyĀ š®š¹
DID YOU MISS OUR CONGRESS?Ā
You can view today’s live stream via ourĀ Facebook page.
6th EPP European Congress of Young Farmers https://t.co/urYWbd88Zk
— European Congress of Young Farmers (@EUYoungFarmers) December 10, 2020