Skip to main content
Agriculture and rural development

Portugal – CAP Strategic Plan

Flag of Portugal

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

Overview

259 000
Active farms
Portugal has around 259 000 active farms, which cover around 3.6 million ha of utilised agricultural area.
80%
Family farms
Up to 80% of farms are family-based in Portugal.
39%
Female farmers
Female farmers represent 39% of Portugal’s labour force.

Goal and strategy

The Portuguese strategy, which combines regional and national elements, is built upon active management of the entire territory, based on innovative and sustainable agricultural and forestry production. The Portuguese CAP Plan seeks the sustainable development of farming, food security, forestry and rural areas.

factsheet front cover
  • Factsheet
  • 5 July 2024
At a glance: Portugal's CAP Strategic Plan

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

  • Em síntese: Plano estratégico da PAC de Portugal

    Panorâmica dos principais elementos e opções definidos por Portugal no seu plano estratégico da PAC aprovado para a execução da PAC 2023-27.

    português
    (1.57 MB - PDF)
    Download

The full CSP and its amendments are available on the national authorities' webpage: Portugal’s CAP Strategic Plan. The completeness of the information provided in the link is solely the responsibility of the competent national authorities.

Annual performance reports

Portugal presents the performance, spending, outputs, and results achieved with the CSP in the annual performance report. It covers both a qualitative and a quantitative overview of the CSP's implementation.

Portugal’s 2023 annual performance report on the national website. The completeness of the information provided in the link is solely the responsibility of the competent national authorities.

Timeline

  1. 2 February 2024
  2. 31 August 2022

    The Commission approved Portugal’s CAP Strategic Plan.

  3. 5 August 2022

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

  4. 4 May 2022

    Portugal’s comments on Commission observation letter.

  5. 31 March 2022

    Commission sent an observation letter on Portugal’s CAP Strategic Plan.

  6. 30 December 2021

    Portugal submitted its first proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan.

  7. 18 December 2020

    Commission issued a Staff Working Document containing recommendations for Portugal’s 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

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

  • 8 SEPTEMBER 2022
Portugal's CAP Strategic Plan – implementing decision
  • 8 SEPTEMBER 2022
Portugal's CAP Strategic Plan – annex to the implementing decision

Observation letters

  • 28 APRIL 2022
Commission observation letter on Portugal's CAP strategic plan
  • 12 JULY 2022
Portugal's comments on Commission observation letter

Staff Working Documents

Commission Staff Working Document SWD2020 (398) – Portugal

  • 30 MARCH 2021
Documento de trabalho dos serviços da Comissão SWD2020 (398) — Portugal

Events

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