Open letter of European scholars to (in English, French and Spanish):
- Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
- Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture,
- Norbert Lins, President of COMAGRI of the European Parliament.
Re: ‘Farmers for the Future’
Wageningen, 10th of March 2021
Dear Sirs,
In 2020 the European Commission released ‘Farmers for the Future’ (EUR 30464 EN), a Science for Policy Report, prepared by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. This policy report is intended to contribute to the further elucidation of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy which is a key element of the European Green Deal. It has, at its core, a description of 12 profiles that are attempt to categorize the likely diversity and range of professional farming styles in European agriculture in 2040. The report asks, and tries to respond to, the following question: “ Who will be the key players of the EU next generation agriculture, the farmers of the future?” Continue reading


