The ACP Sugar Website: gives an insight into the centuries old sugar trade between African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the European Union.

Continuously updated, detailed explanations of almost all European Union Regulations, Directives and Decisions on food and agriculture. Produced by Reading University (UK)School of Food Biosciences.

Links to policy overview, relevant laws, policy implementation and sources of information.

The Directorate General responsible for the Common Agricultural Policy

Provides news and publications of EFLA, an international scientific association which studies and promotes food law and its international harmonization.

Reports on the Common Agricultural Policy,latest developments in European and international food and agriculture policy, European Food Safety Authority, agricultural bio-technology, food safety and agricultural environment policy.

Cross-party group of members of the European Parliament which provides studies and organizes seminars and conferences on major European Union agriculture and food issues. Site provides full list of publications, some of which are down-loadable.

documents relating to the position of Least Developed Countries (LDC) vis-a-vis the reform of the EU sugar policy.

The MARS project provides information on agricultural production to be expected in the current season, so as to help the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy. The MARS site offers information about the current agricultural season in Europe and other important agricultural areas in the world, including maps of weather indicators, time profiles of crop indicators, and vegetation indices and cumulated dry matter.

Time-Magazine article on reform of EU agricultural policy

Legislation in preparation relating to agriculture.

Short summary from the European Commission's office in London.

Factsheet by the European Parliament on the origins and practice of the Common Agricultural Policy.

Overview of the Common Agricultural Policy, the proposed reforms, and the political background.