0166 - EU Survey new Agricultural R&I Strategic Approach

The European Commission, led by DG AGRI, is preparing a new EU Agricultural Research and Innovation (R&I) Strategic Approach, planned for mid-2026. This Strategic Approach aims to secure the long-term competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the EU's agri-food sector, forestry and rural areas, and contribute to the objectives of the Vision for Agriculture and Food and other Commission initiatives.

We invite you to take part in a short questionnaire designed to gather feedback from key stakeholders across the agricultural, forestry, and rural sectors. These includes researchers, innovators, farmers, foresters, rural communities, cooperatives and associations, advisors, businesses and private-sector actors, policy makers, NGOs and other relevant organisations.

Sharing your reflections will contribute to designing a Strategic Approach that revamps the EU innovation journey from research to market, identifies priority R&I thematic areas and bolsters the uptake of new knowledge and innovation by farmers, foresters and rural actors for the competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the sectors.

• You can access the survey, open until 25 January, here: Research, innovation and knowledge exchange 
• With the direct link here: EU Survey new Agricultural R&I Strategic Approach