Asociatia Clubul Fermierilor Romani pentru Agricultura Performanta

EU Legislative Interests

We believe that it is important and necessary to have a permanent, transparent and constructive dialogue between Romanian farmers and European and national legislative structures. We also believe in the direct involvement of farmers in the legislative decision-making process in the agricultural field because they are the beneficiaries of the policies and decisions that are adopted at the European Union and national level. CAP Policy stays at the top of our priorities. A delegation of the Romanian Farmers' Club, made up of members of the Board of Directors and young farmers - graduates of the Young Leaders for Agriculture Program - paid a visit to Brussels, between March 31-April 2 2025, for European promotion actions of the achievements obtained through the programs Club dedicated to the exchange of generations in agriculture, as well as for the presentation of the difficult economic situation of Romanian farmers. The representatives of the Club had meetings with the management of DG AGRI, the management of the Romanian Representation to the EU, as well as the management of ELO (European Landowners' Organization), a European organization to which the Farmers' Club is affiliated. The following points of analysis regarding issues of national interest were presented: Allocating CAP funds exclusively to European farmers; Increasing the agricultural crisis reserve from budget margins, as the current reserve is wholly insufficient; Continuing external convergence; Increasing the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy; Increasing the share of Pillar 1 payments made in advance; Substantial increase in the Crisis Reserve; Mechanisms for managing environmental risks and financial losses; Adoption of a support instrument for farmers in Member States bordering Ukraine; Encouraging the rapid adoption of research and innovation outcomes in agriculture to boost the competitiveness of European farmers – new genomic techniques; Promoting solutions that allow producers in the 5 EU Member States (most affected by the war in Ukraine) to monetize their grain; Reducing bureaucracy and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Identifying new sources of funding, outside the CAP, for the environmental requirements that farmers must meet; Increasing farmers’ bargaining power within the agri-food value chain; Social conditionality.

Communication Activities

The National Conference "Agri4future - 2035 Goal - Strategies and Mechanisms for Change in the Future of Agriculture: The New Multisectoral Partnership for the Transformation of the Agri-Food Ecosystem 2025–2035" is an event organized by the Romanian Farmers Club annually, which aims to bring together young farmers, agricultural experts and decision-makers from Romania and Europe, to discuss the problems and opportunities of the agricultural sector. The opening session of the conference was dedicated to problems and opportunities for farmers in Romania and Europe. Romanian and European public policies was presented and analyzed, as well as the socio-political and economic context in which the agricultural sector operates. We also organize 12 regional conferences where we gather together over 100 farmers for each region in which we discuss particular problems about the regional challenges.

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

Romanian Farmers Club is a member of ELO (European Landowners' Organization). The European Landowners' Organization (ELO) is a unique federation of national associations from Europe and beyond, dedicated to representing the interests of landowners, land managers, and rural entrepreneurs. Located in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, ELO stands as an independent non-governmental organization providing support to its members on a range of countryside-related matters. These encompass land management, agriculture, forestry, hunting, land access, and property rights. https://europeanlandowners.org/about/

Organisation Members

Our organization is founded by farmers, and we have a Council of Directors that makes decisions about future strategies and budgets annually, made out of farmers as well. Our sponsors are the farmers who redirect 2% of the income tax and private partners who support the association's activities. The Romanian Farmers Club is a non-profit and non-governmental association of Romanian farmers. The members of the association are successful farmers who have business models based on innovation, technology, and good agriculture practices, to increase competitiveness and added value created in this field. The Club's activity is organized on projects, based on the needs of farmers, approved by the Board of Directors and put into practice by the executive unit. The projects target the fields of legislation, taxation, technology and human resources and aim to identify solutions that respond in a real, concrete way to the problems faced by farmers. Alongside the sponsorships from farmers and partners, The Romanian Farmers Club Association is a shareholder in the Romanian Farmers Club Insurance Broker since May 2020. It is the first time in Romania that a farmers association (an NGO) enters as a shareholder in an insurance broker. Together, the Club and the Broker have increased representation and negotiation power in relation to the authorities and insurance companies. The Romanian Farmers Club Insurance Broker has a double mission: it supports farmers and advises them in risk management in their business and, through its current activity, contributes to the financial support of the programs and projects of the Romanian Farmers Club, which aims to increase the competitiveness of agricultural businesses in Romania.