Agriculture Restructurisation
and Modernisation Agency

On 31 January 2024, as part of the Danish Royal Couple's visit to Poland, a symposium on 'Environmentally friendly agriculture and biogas - transition towards CO2-neutral food production' was held. It was accompanied by the ceremony of signing a letter of intent between the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA) and the Danish Agricultural Agency (DAA).

The potential of artificial intelligence, previous experience in the use of IT systems in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 – these were the main topics discussed during the meeting held on 20th December 2023 at the ARMA Headquarters.

The 54th Conference of Directors of European Union Paying Agencies was held from the 6th to the 8th November 2023, in Valencia in Spain. Spain currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU

As part of the training and study visit, representatives of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan visited the headquarters of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture on October 12, 2023.

The Conference of the Paying Agencies of the Baltic States and Poland was held between 13 - 15 September 2023. This year, venue of the conference was in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Representatives of Paying Agencies from Poland, Lithuania and Estonia visited the Rural Support Service of Latvia to participate in the conference.

The visit of turkish delegation was another opportunity to meet experts from this country aspiring to join the European Union with specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture.

The 53rd Conference of Directors of European Union Paying Agencies was held from 7-9 June 2023, in Arlandastad in Sweden. Sweden currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The recurring meeting was attended by the heads of EU paying agencies and agricultural sector institutions of all Member States and candidate countries, as well as representatives of the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF. ARMA was represented by The Deputy President Joanna Gierulska, The Director of the Audit and Control Department Monika Chłopecka and The Deputy Director of the Analyses and Reporting Department Emilia Godlewska.

The Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture actively participates in international meetings and conferences also as a member of the Panta Rhei association of EU paying agencies. Panta Rhei conferences take place twice a year, in spring and autumn. The conference is attended by specialists dealing with information technologies, aiming at further IT development, strengthening information security, adapting to new requirements.

Conference on successful environmental practice within the framework of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was held in Malmö under the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU and hosted by the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure and the Swedish CAP Network.

From 24th to 26th of April 2023, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia and PRIMEA were hosted in Poland. During their stay, they participated in meetings with experts, as well as visited farms who have benefited from the support offered by ARMA. Their intention was to use the experience gained in Poland in their country