The EU’s substantial investment in irrigation infrastructure under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has not translated into commensurate gains in water productivity at the farm level. Despite €387 billion committed under CAP 2021–2027 and decades of rural development funding for irrigation modernization, only 6% of EU farmland is irrigated, yet this land accounts for 24% of...

From the Green Checker tool to irrigation licences, from soil regeneration to skills transfer: a wide-ranging conversation on how Europe's agricultural future depends on connecting the technology side with the people working the land - and why independent networks like Cultiveau have a key role to play.