Activities

July 2025/ Contribution AEIAR/FAO to the EU strategy to promote generational renewal

We are glad to contribute to such a fundamental issue for farming and our societies.

You can download here our contribution (French version).

June 2025/ Feed-back from Riga

The AEIAR General Assembly in Riga showcased innovative rural development and land observation practices across Europe. We had the honor to be the guests of Mr. Armands Krauze, Minister of Agriculture of Latvia.

Field visits highlighted Latvia’s Mazsalijas farm, a model of sustainable agri-tourism, and Kuldīga’s UNESCO-listed heritage.

Member countries shared diverse land monitoring systems, from France’s advanced SAFER network to Italy’s ISMEA revival plans. Discussions emphasized the need for transparent land markets, fair access, and sustainable land use.:

The European Commission is launching a pilot for a continental land observatory to support informed policymaking.

Wallonia’s new Land Agency and France’s ELAN fund exemplify proactive land access strategies. Legal frameworks, such as EU preemption rights, were debated for their role in balancing market freedom and public interest.

Poland and Flanders highlighted challenges in integrating public and private land data.

The mission reinforced the value of cross-border collaboration and innovation in land governance.

Participants left inspired to strengthen national systems and contribute to a unified European vision for agricultural land.

Many thanks to our latvian colleagues !!

June 2025/ General assembly

This year, our general assembly will be kindly hosted by the Ministery of Agriculture of Latvia and Altum.

This event will happen from the 4^th to the 6^thof June in Riga.

The discussions will focus on on major challenges and solutions in relation to each country experiences on :

Access to land
Land market supervision, monitoring and control of transactions,
Share-deals feasibility of pre-emption right systems and land funds

April 2025 / Workshop on ‘Farmland: Market Developments and Regulations –
the case for an EU Observatory‘

10/047/2025 – Brussels

AEIAR in partnership with FAO and FNSAFER were invited to this workshop by DG Agri to present guidelines for setting up a European land observatory and to beneficit from the french experience of price monitoring.

Download the presentation By FAO and AEIAR : » A proposal towards the creation of a land observatory »

April 2025/ Position paper FAO/AEIAR about the future European Land Observatory

The Resolution on the Renewal of Generations in the EU in 2023 has proposed the creation of a European Land observatory. This issue was recently confirmed by the report of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture (September 2024).. The European Land observatory is absolutely necessary to support national public policies and improve European strategies. FAO and AEIAR worked together to propose a position paper on this hot topic.

Download the position « Towards the Creation of a European Land Observatory »