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Belgium (Flanders) – CAP Strategic Plan

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An overview of Flanders’ formally approved strategy to implement the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) nationally, as well as information on the process and related documents.

Overview

23 000
Farms
There are over 35 000 farms in Belgium: around 23 000 farms are in Flanders.
27 hectares
Farm size
In Flanders, farms have an average size of 27 hectares.
Over 45 million
Farm animals
Flanders hosts many farm animals: almost 1.3 million cattle, around 5.7 million pigs and more than 42 million poultry.

Goal and strategy

The Plan aims to support farmers in their search for sustainable opportunities for their businesses and gives them opportunities to invest, innovate and develop resilient and future-oriented farming income models. Income security, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, climate change adaptation, improving water quantity and quality, and productive and resilient soils are the main objectives of the Plan.

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  • Factsheet
  • 4 September 2024
At a glance: Belgium's CAP Strategic Plan (Flanders)

Overview of key elements and choices defined by Belgium (Flanders) in its approved CAP Strategic Plan for the implementation of the CAP 2023-27.

  • In een notendop: Het Strategisch GLB-plan van België (Vlaanderen)

    Overzicht van de belangrijkste elementen en keuzes die België (Wallonië) heeft gedefinieerd in zijn goedgekeurde strategisch GLB-plan voor de uitvoering van het GLB 2023-27.

    Nederlands
    (1.8 MB - PDF)
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Flanders' CAP Strategic Plan 2023-27

The completeness of the information provided in the link is solely the responsibility of the competent national authorities.

More information on the national website

Timeline

  1. 19 August 2024
  2. 21 December 2023
  3. 5 December 2022

    The Commission approved Flanders’ CAP Strategic Plan.

  4. 18 November 2022

    Flanders submitted a revised proposal, addressing the Commission’s observations on the first draft.

  5. 13 June 2022

    Flanders’ comments on Commission observation letter.

  6. 25 May 2022

    Commission sent an observation letter on Flanders’ CAP Strategic Plan.

  7. 11 March 2022

    Flanders submitted its first proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan.

  8. 18 December 2020

    Commission issued a Staff Working Document containing recommendations for Flanders’ CAP Strategic Plan.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by EU countries under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans).

Documents

  • 29 JULY 2024
L'agriculture belge et l'Union européenne - fiche d'information

Specific requests to review the CAP Strategic Plan

  • 20 JULY 2023
Art. 120 letters – Assessment of the impact on the CSP of changes to Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry, and the Effort Sharing Regulations

Implementing decision

  • 7 DECEMBER 2022
Belgium's CAP Strategic Plan – implementing decision (Flanders)
  • 7 DECEMBER 2022
Belgium's CAP Strategic Plan – annex to the implementing decision (Flanders)

Observation letters

  • 12 JULY 2022
Commission observation letter on Belgium's CAP strategic plan – Flanders
  • 12 JULY 2022
Flanders' comments on Commission observation letter

Staff Working Documents

Commission Staff Working Document SWD2020 (368) – Belgium

  • 30 MARCH 2021
Document de travail des services de la Commission SWD2020 (368) — Belgique

Events

  • Conferences and summits
  • Tuesday 10 December 2024, 09:00 - Thursday 12 December 2024, 16:15 (CET)
  • Live streaming available