European Commission — Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
DG AGRI
The European Commission department responsible for agriculture and rural development in the European Union. It administers the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), publishing its rules, its performance monitoring, and country-level implementation, and describes the CAP as supporting EU farmers and Europe’s food security.
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Government level
- Supranational
- Authority type
- Administration
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://agriculture.ec.europa.eu
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policyStatutory
Administers and publishes the Common Agricultural Policy, including its origins, functions, rules and performance monitoring for the CAP 2023–27 period.
Source: European Commission — Agriculture and rural development
- Agricultural subsidiesStatutory
The CAP it administers is described as supporting EU farmers and Europe’s food security, and is published with country-level implementation (“CAP in my country”).
Source: European Commission — Agriculture and rural development
- Rural developmentStatutory
Rural development is a named half of the directorate-general’s remit.
Source: European Commission — Agriculture and rural development
- Agricultural statistics
Publishes a dedicated data and analysis area for agricultural markets and CAP performance.
Source: European Commission — Agriculture and rural development
Sources and verification
Official europa.eu site resolved with HTTP 200 under “Agriculture and rural development”, describing “the origins, functions and rules of the CAP, how its performance is monitored and how the CAP 2023-27 is shaping the future of the EU”, with sections for farming, CAP in my country, international, and data and analysis.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/common-agricultural-policy/cap-overview_en · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- The CAP is implemented by designated paying agencies in each Member State; this record does not describe those national bodies.
- This is a European Commission directorate-general rather than a national ministry, and it does not replace Member State agricultural authorities.