EARA Advocacy
EARA’s advocacy work is rooted in a simple conviction: the transformation of Europe’s agrifood systems will not come from Brussels prescribing practices to farmers. It will come from governance that trusts farmers to perform, and pays them fairly when they do.
Since our founding, we have worked to bring the voice of regenerative pioneers into the heart of EU agricultural policy, translating farm-level innovation into concrete, actionable proposals for the CAP post-2027 and the wider governance of Europe’s agrifood ecosystems.
What we are advocating for
A structural reform of the CAP, centred on performance-based payments for agroecosystem health and productivity.
The current CAP distributes the majority of its €387 billion budget through decoupled direct payments and prescriptive practice-based schemes. Neither rewards farmers for actual ecological or agronomic performance. Neither gives farmers the planning security, agency, or incentive to invest in the transition to regenerating agricultures at the speed and scale Europe needs.
EARA is calling for a CAP post-2027 that:
Pays for performance, not compliance
Simple, hectare-based direct payments linked to measurable indicators of agroecosystem health: net primary productivity (NPP) and soil protection, monitored via existing EU satellite infrastructure (Copernicus).
Fair to every farmer on the transition
Rewarding both pioneers already achieving high ecological performance and farmers making year-over-year improvements, with a payment structure calibrated to farm size and pedoclimatic context.
Gives agency back to farmers
Replacing bureaucratic prescription with outcome-oriented governance that roots innovation where it belongs: on the farm.
Integrates productivity and ecology as a synergy, not a trade-off
Healthy soils, living water cycles, and thriving biodiversity are not constraints on agricultural production. They are its foundation.
Our advocacy work
EARA’s positions have been developed with, and ratified by, pioneering regenerative farmers from across Europe. Our published documents form the evidential and argumentative backbone of our engagement with EU institutions, coalitions, and member state processes.
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Meghan Sapp
Advocacy Director
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Simon Krämer
Executive Director