CAP Initiative

Creating conditions for change through cooperation

Agriculture can be a solution to a number of current threats. Agricultural policy is one of the most important policy sectors in the European Union. The current CAP, despite its objectives, does not yet ensure the profitability of agriculture and does not sufficiently take into account the other benefits needed by our societies.

We need an open dialogue that combines multiple perspectives on what we expect from the policy and what kind of CAP could succeed in supporting the necessary change. The EU-wide CAP Initiative, launched by Baltic Sea Action Group, is open to all organisations that want to contribute to the creation of holistically sustainable agricultural policy solutions. The main idea of the initiative is to inspire, spread, and enrich discussion on the CAP with connection to four big strategic objectives – profit, climate, nature, and security.

Framing agriculture by these four themes, the initiative aims to uncover new policy questions and opportunities to achieve the full potential of multifunctional agriculture as a strategic cornerstone of our societies. The Initiative comes together in Brussels and in EU member states and produces communication materials. Partners of the Initiative are expected to agree with the Initiative’s main messages and our code of constructive debate. Farmer representatives, businesses, public authorities, and environmental organisations from several EU countries have already joined our growing network.