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The Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs (CEJA) [European Council of Young Farmers] is an umbrella organisation gathering young farmers from all over Europe and is one of the key advocates for the agricultural sector in Europe. This non-profit organisation has, at present, 26 member organisations from the 27 EU member states, representing around one million young farmers. Its office is located in Brussels.

History

CEJA was founded in Rome, Italy in 1958. Through a series of bilateral contacts, organisations representing young farmers from the six initial members of the EEC set up a European organisation of young farmers in order to concentrate their action at the European level and to concretely participate in the realisation of European integration. To this end, a "Comité d’Entente" was set up, which was later renamed the "European Council of Young Farmers".^[1]

Overview

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CEJA

CEJA does not defend nor depend on any political ideology and gathers a broad spectrum of young farmers and rural youth members. It is an international organisation governed by a General Assembly and a Presidium, CEJA’s main decision making bodies, as well as a Presidency which is made up of one President and four Vice-Presidents of different nationalities, elected for a two year term.

Apart from providing services to its members, CEJA stays in regular contact with young farmers’ organisations and agricultural institutions and associations throughout Europe and worldwide. CEJA also has strong links with different international youth organisations. At the Brussels level, partners include the MER (European Movement of Rural areas) and the Common Agricultural Policy NGO working group, where very different organisations from the agricultural, environmental, animal welfare and biodiversity sectors are represented. At the international level, the organisation works closely with IFAP, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and Rural Youth Europe, for example.

CEJA’s main objectives according to their website are to ease the installation of young farmers in Europe, to inform, train and represent them, to act as a platform for communication between young farmers and to make European citizens aware of farming-related issues. CEJA maintains contact with European institutions, European decision-makers as well as organisations dealing with agriculture and takes part in 18 Agricultural Advisory Groups of the European Commission.^[2]

CEJA acts as a forum for exchange and dialogue between young farmers and European decision makers. One of CEJA’s most important tasks is to explain the Common Agricultural Policy, its reforms and adjustments, and to show how the two pillars of the CAP assist young farmers in rural areas to manage the structural changes in Europe’s agricultural sector. The renewed CAP allows them to become more competitive and innovative for their own benefit as well as for the benefit of the consumer, the environment and their rural communities. Within CEJA, the different reforms and simplifications of the Common Market Organisations, for example concerning the fruit & vegetable sector, the wine sector or the future organisation and management of the dairy sector are being discussed. Farming subjects which are also covered include the EU strategy on bio-energies, young farmers’ opinions on the legislative proposals for phytosanitary products, WTO issues and free trade in agriculture as well as water management.

Seminars and Events

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European Congress of Young Farmers 2010

CEJA participates at events around Europe related to youth and agriculture. Every year it holds seminars in conjunction with other member organisations, the European Commission and national governments. For example the 1st NMC World Youth Forum in Bari, Italy in January 2010 or the European Congress of Young Farmers held in February 2010 in Seville, Spain an image of which can be seen here.

Situation of Young Farmers in Europe

CEJA highlights the situation that young farmers face in Europe such as their high installation costs and their difficult access to land and credit.^[3] CEJA also raises the issue that currently only 7% of farmers in Europe are under the age of 35 while conversely over 28% of farmers are over the age of 65.^[4] The European Parliament recognised in its report on the Future of the CAP after 2013 in July 2010 that there was an urgent need to attract young generations to the agricultural sector in Europe and that policies such as favourable loans for credit and investment should be considered..^[5]

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Young Farmers in Europe

Member Organisations

As of 2010 CEJA has the following member organisations^[6]

MACRA NA FEIRME (IRELAND)

CYPRUS YOUNG FARMERS ORGANISATION COUNCIL (CYFOC)

LANDJUGEND ÖSTERREICH - LJO

GROENE KRING

FEDERATION JEUNES AGRICULTEURS (FJA)

LANDBOUNGDOM

CENTRAL UNION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND FOREST OWNERS (MTK)

JEUNES AGRICULTEURS

BUND DER DEUTSCHEN LANDJUGEND (BDL)

PANHELLENIC FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' ORGANIZATIONS (GESASE)

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL YOUTH ASSOCIATION - AGRYA

ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE GIOVANI AGRICOLTORI (ANGA)

ASSOCIAZIONE GIOVANI IMPRENDITORI AGRICOLI (AGIA)

MOVIMENTO GIOVANILE-CONFEDERAZIONE NAZIONALE COLDIRETTI (CNCD)

LËTZEBUERGER LANDJUGEND - LËTZEBUERGER JONGBAUEREN A JONGWË NZER (JB & JW)

CENTRALE PAYSANNE - Service jeunesse - Lëtzebuerger Bauerejugend

NEDERLANDS AGRARISCH JONGEREN KONTAKT (NAJK)

LANTBRUKARNAS RIKSFÖRBUND (LRF) FEDERATION OF SWEDISH FARMERS

ASSOCIAÇAO DOS JOVENS AGRICULTORES DE PORTUGAL (AJAP)

JUVENTUDES AGRARIAS DE COAG

ASOCIACIÓN AGRARIA JÓVENES AGRICULTORES (ASAJA)

Związek Zawodowy Centrum Narodowe Młodych Rolników (ZZ CNMR)

POLISH RURAL YOUTH ORGANISATION

SLOVENIAN RURAL YOUTH ASSOCIATION (ZSPM)

YOUNG AGRARIAN SOCIETY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Lithuanian Circles Union

References

External links

Official website

[1] "CEJA Homepage".

[2] "CEJA About us".

[3] "CEJA Highlights barries to entry" (PDF).

[4] "EU urged to promote territorial vision of farming=".

[5] "European Parliament report on the Future of the CAP after 2013=".

[6] "CEJA Member List" (PDF).

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 ==Situation of Young Farmers in Europe==
-CEJA highlights the situation that young farmers face in Europe such as their high installation costs, difficult access to land and credit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceja.org/english/10_Press%20Corner/CEJA-N-040-2010-EN_Press%20release_CEJA%20highlights%20barriers%20to%20farm%20entry%20at%20European%20Commission.pdf|title=CEJA Highlights barries to entry}}</ref>
+CEJA highlights the situation that young farmers face in Europe such as their high installation costs and their difficult access to land and credit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceja.org/english/10_Press%20Corner/CEJA-N-040-2010-EN_Press%20release_CEJA%20highlights%20barriers%20to%20farm%20entry%20at%20European%20Commission.pdf|title=CEJA Highlights barries to entry}}</ref>
-CEJA also raises the issue that currently only 7% of farmers in Europe are under the age of 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/eu-urged-promote-territorial-vision-farming-news-496580?utm_source=EurActiv+Newsletter&utm_campaign=51634961fe-my_google_analytics_key&utm_medium=email|title=EU urged to promote territorial vision of farming=}}</ref>
+CEJA also raises the issue that currently only 7% of farmers in Europe are under the age of 35 while conversely over 28% of farmers are over the age of 65.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/eu-urged-promote-territorial-vision-farming-news-496580?utm_source=EurActiv+Newsletter&utm_campaign=51634961fe-my_google_analytics_key&utm_medium=email|title=EU urged to promote territorial vision of farming=}}</ref>
+The [[European Parliament]] recognised in its report on the Future of the CAP after 2013 in July 2010 that there was an urgent need to attract young generations to the agricultural sector in Europe and that policies such as favourable loans for credit and investment should be considered..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2010-0286+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN|title=European Parliament report on the Future of the CAP after 2013=}}</ref>
 [[Image:Colour_map_under_35_map2.JPG|thumb|left|Young Farmers in Europe]]