Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development or DG AGRI is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The DG AGRI is responsible for the European Union policy area of agriculture.

Contents 1 Mission 2 Resources 3 Structure 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Mission

The mission statement of DG Agri is closely linked to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The DG's current concrete concerns include[1]:

• Managing and developing the CAP
• Reinforcing rural development policy as the "second pillar of the CAP"
• Safeguarding the European model of agriculture
• Conducting the enlargement process

[edit] Resources

The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development has a staff of about 1000 people.

• Commissioner: Mariann Fischer Boel
• Director General: José Manuel Silva Rodríguez

[edit] Structure

The DG AGRI encompasses 12 Directorates, all headquarted in Brussels, Belgium:

• AI: International Affairs I, (in particular WTO negotiations)
• AII: International Affairs II, (in particular enlargement)
• B: Relations with other Institutions; Communication and Documentation
• C: Economics of Agricultural Markets
• D: Direct Support, Market Measures, Promotion
• EI: Rural Development Programmes I
• EII: Rural Development Programmes II (SAPARD)
• F: Horizontal Aspects of Rural Development
• G: Economic Analyses and Evaluation
• H: Agricultural Legislation
• I: Internal Resource Management
• J: Audit of Agricultural Expenditure

[edit] See also

• Common Agricultural Policy

[edit] External links

• Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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Internal policy: Agriculture | Competition | Economic and Financial Affairs | Education and Culture | Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | Enterprise and Industry | Environment | Fisheries and Maritime Affairs | Health and Consumer Protection | Information Society and Media | Internal Market and Services | Joint Research Centre | Justice, Freedom and Security | Regional Policy | Research | Taxation and Customs Union | Transport and Energy
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