CEJA Young Farmers

European Council of Young Farmers || Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs || Representing the interests of European #youngfarmers 🇪🇺 || RT ≠ endorsement

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24% young farmers by 2040. Europe has set the objective. Now it must provide the means to achieve it.
Today, we launch #24for2040, a campaign reminding co-legislators that generational renewal cannot happen without dedicated support for young farmers.
Our ambition. Your legacy.

[CEJA Young Farmers @_CEJA_]

🇪🇺 Europe spoke about its future. We listened and decided to answer.

“We are choosing farming, we are choosing Europe. Now, Europe, it is your turn to choose us.”

📖 Our Open Letter: The State of Europe’s Young Farmers
https://t.co/kaUCU92ozf

#SOTEU #YoungFarmers #CEJA

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Thank you, Commissioner @CHansenEU, for a timely discussion.

As Europe takes stock of the consequences of a brutal summer, young farmers remain committed to finding solutions for affected farmers and rural communities and to building more viable and resilient futures.

[Christophe Hansen @CHansenEU]

Today I met farmers & sector representatives to hear how severe heat and drought are affecting their farms and crops.

They know they're not alone: we discussed what can be done using every available #CAP tool, working with Member States & building resilience into the next CAP

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EU institutions are back to school.

Three questions for the season:
🌱 Who will be farming in 2050?
💶 Can young farmers afford the future?
🤝 Who gets to shape Europe’s agricultural future?

For CEJA, these are tests of political ambition. We’re ready to put Europe to the test.

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Standing together. ❤️‍🩹

Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the devastating wildfires across Europe.

Thank you to the firefighters, emergency responders, farmers, civil protection teams and volunteers protecting lives and rural communities.

Stay safe.

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📖 More: https://t.co/Rl0ZrwUrn8

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🛡️ CHALLENGE 2/4 | Social protection must follow farmers for life.

Farming careers often combine self-employment, family work, seasonal contracts and off-farm jobs.

Systems designed for standard salaried work can leave farmers with serious gaps in coverage. 🧵👇

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Social protection must also reflect seasonal incomes, volatility and multi-activity.

Austria’s SVS shows how health, pensions, accident insurance and family benefits can be integrated while recognising farm and off-farm work.

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📖 Read more: https://t.co/Rl0ZrwUrn8

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🌱 CHALLENGE 1/4 | Can farmers take time away without putting their farm at risk?

Long seasons, livestock responsibilities and narrow weather windows leave little space for rest, care or family life.

Real generational renewal requires a real work–life balance 🧵👇

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Work–life balance also depends on nearby healthcare, affordable childcare, transport and reliable connectivity.

Young farmers should not have to choose between staying in their rural community and building a fulfilling life.

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The paper doesn't seek to harmonise national social systems.

Instead, it aims to contribute to a broader European discussion on how agricultural, rural and social policies can work together to strengthen generational renewal.

📎 Read the press release: https://t.co/BkHMIraxei

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📘 𝐍𝐄𝐖 | 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞⁣

What kind of life are we asking young people to choose when they choose farming?⁣

Today, CEJA publishes its new foresight paper🧵👇

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As CEJA Vice President Matteo Pagliarani says:⁣

"𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦?"⁣