Generational Renewal
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Generational Renewal

Find out more about measures, projects and training to stimulate generational renewal and support young farmers and new entrants in setting up a successful agri-business.

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Aspiring farmers from Spain’s RETA network © RETA 2025 - Picture by Patxi Uriz licence under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
10 Sep 2025

Planting roots - Generational renewal and LEADER

Generational renewal in agriculture and rural life has become one of the EU’s key challenges. LEADER is quietly helping to ensure the next generation has both the right and the reasons to stay.

  • CAP Implementation
Young Latin woman farmer worker in gloves taking care of chicken during work in henhouse, indoors
21 Aug 2025

Advancing gender equality through the CAP: lessons from Spain

Spain stands out as an inspiring example of using the CAP to reduce the gender gap in rural areas through a variety of interventions in its CAP Strategic Plan.

  • CAP Implementation
Group photo of the 1st meeting of Thematic group on Generational renewal
16 Apr 2025

Let Gen Z lead generational renewal in agriculture

Young CAP stakeholders worked on practical recommendations to foster generational renewal in agriculture – key to more sustainable farming and resilient rural areas.

  • CAP Implementation

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ARIA 2025 Awards Ceremony

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Latest publications

Report - Assessment of generational renewal strategies across EU Member States
Reports |

Assessment of generational renewal strategies across EU Member States

This study examines Member States’ generational renewal strategies, highlighting recent EU-wide trends and key barriers, including gender-related challenges, and identifies successful strategies that may be adopted across Member States.

  • Evaluation
Evaluation report of the operation 6.1.1 Support for the incorporation of young farmers
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation report of Operation 6.1.1 (support for the incorporation of young farmers)

The evaluation analyses the effects of support measures for the integration of young farmers and their effects on employment and generational renewal in the agricultural sector.

  • Evaluation
Evaluation of the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020

The final evaluation report analyses the implementation of the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme (RDP) for 2014 2020 2014-2020.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

A display features dried apple products and informational posters about a European agricultural program.
Project | 22 Oct 2025

Solar drying apples

  • CAP Implementation
A group of people gathers under a lush kiwi vine, engaged in discussion.
Project | 22 Oct 2025

Dimitra: the way forward for Lucanian farms

  • CAP Implementation
Rows of round cheese wheels aging on wooden shelves in a dimly lit, cool cellar.
Project | 22 Oct 2025

Bura, salt and cheese

  • CAP Implementation