ResponsibilitiesThe mission of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) is to support and promote a knowledge and evidence-based green and digital transition towards a sustainable, competitive, and resilient EU agriculture, rural areas and food systems. To achieve this, it develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) so that its specific economic, environmental, and social objectives, building on the Treaty objectives, notably to ensure food security at all times, are jointly met.Agriculture and rural development websiteTransparencyAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commission staff holding management functions publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives.Meetings of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Leadership and organisation Commissioner Christophe Hansen Director-General Wolfgang Burtscher Deputy Director-General Mihail Dumitru Deputy Director-General Pierre Bascou 2 MAY 2025Agriculture and Rural Development - Organisation chartOther languages (2)Deutsch(668.58 KB - PDF)Downloadfrançais(656.68 KB - PDF)Download Search for staff Contact Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development NameDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPhone number+32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)Postal addressEuropean Commission Rue de la Loi 130/Wetstraat 130 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium Press contacts Send a message to this department Related links More on the topic of agriculture and rural developmentAgri-Food data portalRural visionEU CAP NetworkMission soilEuropean Research Executive Agency – promotion of agricultural products Plans and reports Commission work programmeThe Commission work programme sets out a plan of action for the next 12 months. It describes how political priorities will be turned into concrete actionsStrategic plandepartment strategy, objectives for 2020-2024Management plandepartment forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current yearAnnual activity reportdepartment achievements, resources used during previous year Latest News article25 April 2025European Commission proposes action and added flexibility for disaster-hit farmers in Mayotte2 min readNews article8 April 2025EU agri-food exports reach record levels of €235.4 billion in 20241 min readNews article28 March 2025Commission supports the EU wine sector in the face of new challengesSee more news
Commission work programmeThe Commission work programme sets out a plan of action for the next 12 months. It describes how political priorities will be turned into concrete actions
News article25 April 2025European Commission proposes action and added flexibility for disaster-hit farmers in Mayotte2 min read