European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

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The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is one of the European Structural and Investment Funds which was set up for the financing of Rural Development Programme (RDP) actions by European Union Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).^[1]

Reasoning

Rural development is a vitally important policy area, affecting over 50% of the population of the EU and almost 90% of EU land. Farming and forestry remain central to rural economies, and rural development also focuses on revitalising rural areas in other ways. Furthermore, issues such as climate change, renewable energy, biodiversity and water management are becoming increasingly important aspects of the EU's rural development policy.

Budget

Over €200 billion in funding is available to support the implementation of 94 RDPs across the EU, for the programming period 2007–2013. Almost half of this money is provided by the EAFRD, overseen by the European Commission's Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

EAFRD budgets in the RDPs are used to achieve a variety of rural development goals, including improving the competitiveness of farm, forest and agri-food businesses; helping protect the natural environment; supporting rural economies; and assisting quality of life in rural areas.

References

^ "Council Regulation (EC) № 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy". Eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

External links

Summaries of EU legislation > Agriculture > General framework > Financing the common agricultural policy

Funding programmes of the European Union

EU funding oversight and accountability institutions

Funding oversight and accountability institutions	Internal Audit Service of the Commission Committee on Budgetary Control of the Parliament Economic and Financial Affairs configuration of the Council European Anti-Fraud Office European Court of Auditors European Public Prosecutor's Office

European Structural and Investment Funds

Cohesion Policy ESIFs	European Regional Development Fund (including Interreg and the ERDF CLLD) Cohesion Fund European Social Fund Plus (including the EFS+ CLLD)
Common Agricultural Policy ESIF	European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (including EAFRD CLLD)
Common Fisheries Policy ESIF	European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (including the EMFAF CLLD)

Sustainable Europe Investment Plan funds

European Green Deal funds	Just Transition Fund Innovation Fund Modernisation Fund

Common Foreign and Security Policy funds

Common Security and Defence Policy fund	European Defence Fund
Enlargement Policy fund	Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Neighbourhood Policy and Global Strategy fund	Global Europe

Area of freedom, security and justice funds

Migration & home affairs funds	Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund Internal Security Fund Integrated Border Management Fund
Justice & fundamental rights funds	Justice, Rights and Values Fund

Banking union funds

Stability and Growth Pact funds

Next Generation EU
and other European Union funds

Next Generation EU and other EU funds	European Agricultural Guarantee Fund Connecting Europe Facility Creative Europe Digital Europe Programme European Union Space Programme European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers European Union Solidarity Fund InvestEU Erasmus+ LIFE programme Horizon Europe EU4Health RescEU REACT-EU

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Reasoning

Budget

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References

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