On 2 February 2017, Commissioner Phil Hogan launched a major consultation on the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

The three-month consultation allowed participants to share their views on the challenges faced by the EU agricultural sector, its rural areas and society as a whole, and on how a simpler, more modern CAP could potentially be used to meet them. This conference is a chance to take stock of the results of the consultation and to see how they match the scientific evidence from the ground compiled by the Commission.