CONSEIL EUROPEEN DES JEUNES AGRICULTEURS
Budget
€567,886
EP Access
7
accredited persons
Staff
11
4.25 FTE
EU Grants
€125,000
Mission & Goals
CEJA, the European Council of Young Farmers, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to carry the voice of Europe’s next generation of farmers. The organisation represents young people willing to become or already farmers. Its membership is composed of 33 national organisations of young farmers from 22 EU Member States and 2 non-EU countries (Serbia, United Kingdom). CEJA has a history and experience of 67 years before the European institutions. CEJA’s primary aim is to promote a younger, more innovative and sustainable agricultural sector by empowering young people in agriculture, encouraging them to take charge of their own lives, and fostering their participation in the EU and national democratic life.
EU Legislative Interests
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - Long-term vision for rural areas - Land - Investments - Knowledge and education - Agrifood value chain - Youth - European Green Deal- Common Market Organisation - EU Soil Monitoring Law - Animal welfare regulation - New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) - EU Pact for Skills - Trade - Natural resources - Climate action - Mental health
Communication Activities
- January 2022 - Publication of position paper on soils - June 2022 - Publication of position paper on animal welfare - August 2022 - Video campaign #Farming4Future - December 2022 - Publication of position paper on NGTs - February 2023 - Publication of policy paper on land - May 2023 - Publication of policy paper on smart agriculture and digitalisation, knowledge and education, and finance and investments - May 2023 - Conference "The road to sustainability in agriculture" - June 2023 - Pop-up exhibition MINDSCAPES on mental health in agriculture and rural areas - October 2023 - Young Farmers Late Show (as part of the project “A Revived CAP: CAPitalising on the National Strategic Plans” - Project number: 101122121 - from the IMCAP2027 programme of DG AGRI) - November 2023 - Publication of political statement on food systems - January 2024 - Farm visit with Executive Vice President Maros Sefcovic - 2024 - Participation in the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture - April 2024 - Publication of Manifesto for the EU elections - June 2025 - Publication of the position for the CAP post-2025
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- Observer member (International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation) at the European Youth Forum: https://www.youthforum.org/our-members - Partner of the World Farmers Organisation (WFO): https://www.wfo-oma.org/our-partners/
Organisation Members
FULL MEMBERS Austria 1. LANDJUGEND ÖSTERREICH – LJO 2. JUNGE LANDWIRTSCHAFT ÖSTERREICH - JLÖ Belgium 3. GROENEKRING - GK 4. FEDERATION DES JEUNES AGRICULTEURS – FJA Czech Republic 5. Young Agrarians Society of the Czech Republic (YAS) Denmark 6. LANDBOUNGDOM Estonia 7. EESTI NOORTALUNIKE LIIT – ENL (Estonian Young Farmers association) Finland 8. MAA- JA METSÄTALOUSTUOTTAJAIN KESKUSLIITTO - MTK (Central Union of Agricultural Producers And Forest Owners) 9. SVENSKA LANTBRUKSPRODUCENTERNAS CENTRALFÖRBUND -SLC France 10. JEUNES AGRICULTEURS - JA Germany 11. BUND DER DEUTSCHEN LANDJUGEND - BDL Ireland 12. MACRA NA FEIRME - MACRA Italy 13. ASSOCIAZIONE GIOVANI IMPRENDITORI AGRICOLI - AGIA 14. ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE GIOVANI AGRICOLTORI - ANGA 15. COLDIRETTI GIOVANI IMPRESA Latvia 16. Latvijas Jauno zemnieku klubs – JZK (Latvian Young Farmers Club) Lithuania 17. LIETUVOS JAUNŲJŲ ŪKININKŲ IR JAUNIMO SĄJUNGA - LJŪJS (The Union of Lithuanian Young Farmers and Youth) Luxembourg 18. LËTZEBUERGER LANDJUGEND A JONGBAUEREN - LLJ 19. CENTRALE PAYSANNE Service Jeunesse – CP Malta 20. YOUNG FARMERS MALTA Netherlands 21. NEDERLANDS AGRARISCH JONGEREN KONTAKT - NAJK Poland 22. TRADE UNION - NATIONAL CENTRE OF YOUNG FARMERS - ZZCNMR 23. POLISH RURAL YOUTH ORGANISATION - ZMW Portugal 24. ASSOCIAÇÃO DOS JOVENS AGRICULTORES DE PORTUGAL - AJAP Slovakia 25. ZDRUŽENIE MLADÝCH FARMÁROV NA SLOVENSKU - ASYF (Association of Slovakian Young Farmers) Slovenia 26. ZVEZA SLOVENSKE PODEŽELSKE MLADINE - ZSPM (Slovenian Rural Youth Association) Spain 27. ASOCIACIÓN AGRARIA JÓVENES AGRICULTORES - ASAJA JOVEN 28. JUVENTUDES AGRARIAS DE COAG - COAG 29. JUVENTUDES AGRARIAS DE UPA - UPA JOVEN Sweden 30. LANTBRUKARNAS RIKSFÖRBUND - LRF (Federation of Swedish Farmers) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS UK 31. NFU England and Wales 32. NFU Scotland Next Generation SERBIA 33. SRPSKO UDRUŽENJE MLADIH POLJOPRIVREDNIKA - SUMP (Serbian Young Farmers Association) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 34. Young Agripreneurs (Mzeza mladih agropreduzetnika – MMA)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.