Agricultural sector is determined by a number of policies
Overall governance of the agricultural sector is determined by a number of policies; mainly
the GAK (Joint task ‘improvement of the agrarian structures and coastal protection’) and
the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The planning commission for the agrarian structure
and coast protection (PLANAK) determines annual framework plans for the GAK, while a
‘national framework regulation’ provides the coordinating mechanism between the GAK
and the CAP. Another important coordinating instrument is the thematic working panels
which are initiated by federal ministry on different topics such as the working panels of the
agricultural extension speakers. The German Networking Agency for rural areas (DVS),
hosted at the BLE, ‘acts as a networking platform on a national and, partly, EU-level’ (Paul
et al.).
Its main purpose is to ‘support cooperation and exchange between administrative,
scientific and practitioners in agriculture and rural areas, e.g. Via thematic networking
events, a topical newsletter as well as a regular journal’ (Paul et al.). The BLE also plays a
significant role in coordinating research, as it is the executing agency for BMEL-funded
research programmes, and also hosts the German Innovation Partnership (DIP).
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